THE RACHEL PAPERS - SIGNED
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First American Edition. Item #8262
First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); goldenrod cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine and front cover; orange topstain; dustjacket; [6],7-227,[7]pp. Signed by the author in blue pen on the title page. A Fine copy, with the topstain bright and unfaded. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.95), light wear to extremities, with a hint of fading to the spine lettering, and a small abrasion to lower spine panel; Very Good+. Amis's first book, "an exceedingly funny portrait of the adolescent male at his most arrogant and sex-obsessed, furious with things in general, erupting with wit and pimples" (from front flap). Basis for Damian Harris's 1989 film adaptation, starring Dexter Fletcher, and Ione Skye. 8262.
Price: $375.00