Norman Mailer — Barbary Shore
London, Jonathan Cape, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Norman Mailer's second novel, Barbary Shore. First edition. Norman Mailer's second novel following the success of 'The Naked and the Dead', 1948. Following a protagonist who rents a room in a Brooklyn boarding house with the intension of writing a novel. Our protagonist is an amnesiac, and much of his past is lost to him due to a wound from World War II. Written by Norman Mailer, an American novelist, journalist, playwright, filmmaker and actor. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor bumping to the extremities. Clipped dust wrapper also excellent with light chipping to the head and tail of the spine. The odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
