Uncommon proof/advance copy of Don Carpenter's debut novel. NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. First edition; advance proof/review copy. Signature-bound in tan wraps, printed on front and rear covers only (spine blank). 5.75 x 8.5 in. 308pp. Forward cocking, scalloping, and some reading creases to spine; binding remains secure and unproblematic. Splash-soiling to front cover and bottom corner of the first half-dozen leaves. Toning to textblock edges. Altogether an about very good copy.
