Thomas McGuane — The Sporting Club
New York, Simon & Schuster, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this sporting novel by Thomas McGuane, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. The debut novel of twentieth-century American author Thomas McGuane, about a friendship rivalry between two affluent men vacationing at a summer sporting resort in Michigan. Their competitiveness results in numerous misadventures for them and their families. The first edition, first printing of this work. Enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper, designed by Paul Bacon. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of fading to the head of the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with just some light edgewear and sunning to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
