The Noblest Roman by Halberstam, David - 1961

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 304 pages. In Very Good condition with Good dust jacket. White spine with burnt orange text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has chipping to corners and spine edges, scuffing to front cover near top corner, and slight foxing to rear cover. Boards have light rubbing to corners and spine edges. Textblock has creasing to top corner of page 31. Shelved Case 6. 1374447. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of The Noblest Roman by David Halberstam.. Octavo, 304pp. Red cloth, title stamped in white on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly worn corners, top edge dyed black, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, faint sunning to spine. A beautiful, near fine example of an incredibly scarce book. David Halberstam (1934-2007) was a famous writer and journalist. He received a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964 after a stay in Vietnam. The Noblest Roman is his first book.

Stated First Printing, with Halberstam's signature on the title page, not inscribed to anyone. The DJ is unclipped. Minor coloration to the front of the DJ which is nicely protected in mylar. There are stamps on the front and rear pastedown "Compliments of Volunteers in Probation." The front endpaper has a roughing indicating a bookplate may have been removed, but it does not appear to be an ex-library book, maybe just something in an office or organizational environment. VERY SCARCE signed! The author's first novel and first book, to be followed by many more including The Best and The Brightest. The condition is rated Good/Good. Photos upon request.

Cambridge MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author's first book, a novel. Very Rare, especially signed. Long inscription on the front endpaper signed "David" dated 1961 the year of publication. Buckram brown boards with bright silver spine lettering The DJ is unclipped, stated first Printing. Presents nicely in mylar. Halberstam is of coursef most famous for The Best and the Brightest..