Fowles, John THE COLLECTOR

Little, Brown and Company, 1963. First American Edition, . Binding: Cloth. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: Near Fine in Plastic Cover. Size: 8vo - over 7.75" - 9.75" tall. A true First (American) Edition and important First Book by popular writer, John Fowles. In Fine red cloth with bright yellow endpapers and top edges dyed yellow. Very clean and bright. With Near Fine colorful dustjacket in protective archival plastic cover with very light wear at the creases and light soiling on the back dustjacket cover. Original price ($4.95) is intact. A story about the kidnapping of a young woman by an obscure clerk and butterfly collector who takes her to a secluded country house. As the story unfolds, it is told with her words from her secret diary written during her two months of captivity. By the author of "The French Lieutenant's Woman," "The Magus(Revised)," "The Aristos," and "The Ebony Tower." A lovely copy.