John Irving; Joseph Heller; John O' Hara; J.P. Donleavy; Erskine Caldwell — 5vol American Fiction

London, Jonathan Cape; The Cresset Press; Allen Lane; Heinemann , 1956-1984. First edition. Cloth. A smart five volume set of first edition works of modern American fiction, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. A fantastic five volume set of American fiction.All in their original unclipped dust wrappers. Comprising of:1981 The Hotel New HampshireThe first edition of the work, published by Jonathan Cape. The work is a coming of age novel by American-Canadian writer John Irving, his fifth published novel.1984 God KnowsThe first edition of the work, published by Jonathan Cape. A tragicomedic novel written by American writer Joseph Heller, his fourth novel.1956 Ten North FrederickThe first UK edition of the work, published by The Cresset Press. A novel by John O'Hara that tells the story of Joseph Chapin, an ambitious man who desires to become president of the United States, and his relationships with his patrician wife, two rebellious children, and mistress.1980 Schultz The first UK edition of the work, published by Allen Lane. A novel by J.P. Donleavy, depicting the enjoyable tale of a young American Jewish man living in London's West End on an adventure to find love.1967 In the Shadow of the Steeple The first UK edition of the work, published by Heinemann. A novel by Erskine Caldwell, an American novelist and short story writer, known for his writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States. In the original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent. Slight fading to top edge of In the Shadow of the Steeple, with light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Light shelf wear to tail of spine of God Knows. Dust wrappers are very smart. Small closed tear to head of front joint of The Hotel New Hampshire wrap. Odd closed tear to extremities of Ten North Frederick wrap, with sunning to the rear and slight loss to the tail of the front joint. Sunning to spine of In the Shadow of the Steeple wrap, with the odd mark and small closed tear, most significant to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.