Norman Mailer — The Naked and the Dead

London, Allan Wingate , 1949. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Norman Mailer's debut novel, depicting the experiences of a WWII platoon. The first UK edition. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Based on the author's own experiences as a cook, 'The Naked and the Dead' depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II. His debut novel, Norman Mailer considers it to be his most renowned work. It was the first popular novel about the war and is considered one of the greatest English-language novels. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with only minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper is dust-dulled and chipped to the spine head and tail. With additional smaller chips to the folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper and minor offsetting to the rear free endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.