first edition
1959 · New York
by Walter S. Tevis
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 214pp. Printed dust jacket with $3.50 price present. Red cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket creased with light chipping and a few closed tears; general rubbing. Boards lightly shelfworn and corners slightly bumped; diagonal surface fracture running along front board. Binding sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good copy of Tevis' first novel following the pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felston, basis for the 1961 film of the same name starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, and Piper Laurie.
(Inventory #: 32977)
