MAILER, NORMAN — The Naked and the Dead

New York: Rinehart and Company, Inc, 1948. Hard Cover. A reprint edition of author's first, and perhaps most famous work. "The Naked and the Dead" is centered around a group of four U.S. soldiers who were involved in taking a Japanese-held South Pacific island during World War II. Possibly published c.1950s-1960, though 1948 date appears on copyright page. --- In publisher's brown paper-covered boards with titling in black to spine; image of flames in black to cover. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With tape-repaired tears to top area of spine, some additional chafing to extremities and prior owner's embossed seal to front free endpaper; otherwise a clean, firmly-bound copy.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); (8), 721 pages. Good+ with no dust jacket .