Jaws: A Novel by Benchley, Peter - 1974

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. 1974 date at title page and copyright page. No additional printings stated; first or early trade printing. Full black cloth boards, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Silver spine titles feature shark vignette as would appear through a hull's porthole window. Deckled pages very good, no writing; attractive toning. Code P28 to page 311 gutter area near bind. Bind fine; hinges intact. Original pictorial dust wrapper in black, moderate shelf wear, rub; unclipped 6.95, protected in fine clear sleeve. Few red pen marks near front flap price. First state wrapper with price at top corner and J. above this. Classic cover art by Paul Bacon of swimmer in bikini above phallic great white image appearing enormously from bottom of image; bold cover and spine titles in red and white over black b.g. Back panel features portrait by Alex Gotfryd of Benchley in turtle neck and sport coat. Rare near very good first edition in same wrapper. It was just another day in a small Atlantic resort until the terror from the deep came to prey on unwary holiday makers. The first sign of trouble - a warning of what was to come - took the form of a young woman's body, or what was left of it, washed up on the long, white stretch of beach... A summer of terror began! "Pick up 'Jaws' before midnight, read the first five pages, and I guarantee you'll be putting it down breathless and stunned, as dawn is breaking the next day" - Daily Express. Peter Benchley's 'Jaws' first appeared in 1974, creating a legend that refuses to die. For each generation, the ultimate nightmare begins again... Printed in the U.S.A. 311 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.