John Fowles — The Collector

London, Jonathan Cape, 1963. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, second impression of John Fowles's debut novel in the original clipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, complete with the original clipped dust wrapper.This volume is the first edition, second impression of this work. A socially awkward butterfly collector, Frederick Clegg, wins the football pools and uses his winnings to purchase a secluded country house. He decides to kidnap Miranda Grey, a talented art student in London.It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1965.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. Very slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Very slight offsetting to endpapers with one or two spots. Dust wrapper excellent. Clipped. One or two spots to inside of wrap. Slight age toning. Very slight soiling to extremities of rear wrap. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in two small chips to head of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, with only one or two spots to fore edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.