John P. Marquand. Stated first edition. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Both unclipped dust jacket (in a mylar wrapper) and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in this well-preserved copy, 596 pp. Dust jacket design by the great George Salter.
This was the author’s ninth novel and a significant contemporary success as well as a National Book Award finalist.
A handsome and well-preserved first edition of John P. Marquand’s postwar American novel, Melville Goodwin, USA. The story centers on Major General Melville Goodwin, a highly decorated military officer whose transition from wartime hero to civilian life presents challenges that no battlefield training could prepare him for.
Marquand was one of America’s most popular novelists of the mid-20th century, best known for The Late George Apley and his Mr. Moto novels. Melville Goodwin, USA was a significant contemporary success and was selected as a finalist for the National Book Award (The New Yorker).
The dust jacket features the work of the renowned book designer George Salter, making this an especially attractive example for collectors of mid-century American literature and modern dust-jacket design.
