Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller - Old and Rare Books

Spartacus [SIGNED]

Fast, Howard

New York: Published by the author, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [8] 363 [1]pp. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine, in original illustrated dustjacket with black and brown lettering on cover. Pages uncut. Signed by the author on front free endpaper.

The book is a first edition of the novel by Howard Fast. It was later adapted into the film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Kirk Douglas. The author self-published this first edition of the novel, as he had been blacklisted at the time, for his refusal to cooperate with the House on Un-American Activities, and had served a prison sentence. This is detailed in a thank you statement at the rear of the book. Dust jacket with some sunning to the spine and split along front joint. Else very light wear along edges, slightly more pronounced at head and tail of spine. Not price-clipped, stated $2.50. Block lightly age-toned. good to very good condition. Item #55813

Price: $950.00