Paul Bowles. First American edition, stated first printing. New York: Random House, 1952. The unclipped dust jacket is in Good+ condition. There is some foxing and staining on outside/inside jacket cover. In the original unclipped ($3.50) pictorial dust jacket designed by the great E. McKnight Kauffer. Hardcover is in Very Good+ condition. Has former owner signature on inside page, otherwise, no markings or writing found in the book, 311 pp. Pages are bright and clean throughout.
The scarce second novel (3rd book) by the author of The Sheltering Sky. One of 15,000 copies released in the U.S. following the UK edition.
Bowles's dark story follows an American named Nelson Dyar as he arrives in the International Zone of Tangier, Morocco, to begin a new job and a new life. The tale explores the disintegration of the American through his exploration of the brothels, drugs and unsavoury characters of the city, in his encounters with a culture alien to him.
