Nov 20, 2012 - Sale 2295

Sale 2295 - Lot 248

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
FIRST NOVEL THOMPSON, JIM. Now and On Earth. 8vo, original light brown cloth stamped in red, corners and portions of board edges rubbed with some exposure, spine ends evenly chipped to textblock edge; dust jacket, heavily restored on verso, tape repairs to recto, two corners clipped and one with small tear but "$2.50" price intact, a few short chips at folds, lower edge trimmed just touching letters, library rubber stamp at spine panel foot; rear hinge starting, binding cracked between pages 124-125, evidence of removed labels on front and rear pastedowns. sold as is. New York: Modern Age Books, (1942)

Additional Details

very scarce first edition of thompson's first novel. Ex-library copy, with red rubber stamp along bottom edge and on front pastedown and small black date stamp on last blank. Original copies of this book are rare in any condition, especially with the dust jacket, and seldom appear on the market.