Eternal Fire

by Calder Willingham 

First edition, signed.  New York:  The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1963  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition, with a GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Red covers are mostly clean, with black cloth at spine, gilt monogram to front board.  Corners are sharp. 
• Spine has red ink and silver text and is bright with softened ends.
• Binding is strong. 
• Orange pastedowns and feps have some author's gift inscription and signature.  See photos. 
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have publisher's ink at head, some dust at head, untrimmed fore and foot edges, some shelf wear to foot edge.  See photos.  
• DJ looks nice behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• Close examination of DJ reveals some edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears along head and foot, bumping along foot edge, a 1/2" chip to back.  See photos. 
• PS2025.0218

630 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches

First Edition.  Red boards have gilt monogram, with black cloth at spine.  Unclipped dust jacket with $6.95 price on front return features author photo on back.  Binding is supple, interior unmarked.  Signed and inscrbed to Walter Goldwater on the front end paper.  Condition is Very Good Plus, with just a little shelf rubbing to foot and dust at head.  An uncommon title.

The fifth book by American novelist and screenwriter Calder Willingham (1922-1995), generally recognized as his finest work.  Part of the gritty, realistic new breed of postwar novelists, Willingham lived and wrote in New York City for ten years alongside Norman Mailer, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, and others.  Willingham's work is now generally out of print, and most current references refer to him as one of the under-appreciated talents of his generation.

A very interesting association copy.  Inscribed to Walter Goldwater on the end paper by Willingham, with mention of Goldwater's qualities as bookman, collector of incunabula, chess player, and sportsman.  Walter Goldwater (1907-1985) was an American antiquarian bookseller and founder of University Place Book Shop in Manhattan.  He was also co-founder and publisher of Dissent magazine and a noted tournament chess player.  

First Edition.  Signed and inscribed by author on half-title page.

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