BELLOW, SAUL — Mr. Sammler's Planet
New York: The Viking Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670333190. First edition, so indicated by "First published in 1970" statement to copyright page. Saul Bellow's famous work features a one-eyed Polish man's observations of the turbulent 20th century. The late Mr. Bellow was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976. --- In blue paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth with cover & spine titling in black; blue topstain. Volume wrapped in simple blue typographic dust jacket with Jeff Lowenthal photographic portrait of the author to back panel. --- An excellent copy: clean, tightly-bound and bright though with prior owner's embossed circular stamp to front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket with a couple of small chips to edges, else intact, bright and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 313 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
