Appointment in Samarra

John O'Hara. First edition thus. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1961. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in the book, 301 pp.

John O'Hara's debut novel, now a classic tale of the self-destruction of fictional character Julian English, a once wealthy member of the social elite of Gibbsville (aka Pottsville, Pennsylvania). Controversial at the date of publication due to its sexual content, it ultimately landed on Time Magazine's list of top 100 novels written in English since 1923. This copy, published after O'Hara's copyright renewal in 1961, is a later, extraordinarily faithful facsimile of the first edition, lacking only the dust jacket front flap price and including a line of copyright renewal on the copyright page. Occasionally misrepresented as a book club edition.

The book was first published by Harcourt and Brace (New York) in 1934. Named to Modern Library's list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.