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New York: BOMC Book of the Month Club, Copyright Renewed 1961. Fascimilie Copy of the 1934 True First Edition. Hardcover. AS NEW/As New. Octavo, [23cm/8.25inches], full gilt-embossed ebony-coloured cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jacket, pp.301. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... Appointment in Samarra, published in 1934, is the first novel by John O'Hara (1905–1970). The book created controversy due to O'Hara's inclusion of sexual content. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Appointment in Samarra 22nd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. ... The title is a reference to W. Somerset Maugham's retelling of an ancient Mesopotamian tale,[2] which appears as an epigraph for the novel: A merchant in Baghdad sends his servant to the marketplace for provisions. Soon afterwards, the servant comes home white and trembling and tells him that in the marketplace, he was jostled by a woman, whom he recognized as Death,… Read More

Shelton, CT: The First Edition Library - FEL. Facsimile edition. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket in a Near Fine slipcase. Facsimile Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Original dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. .