A Smuggler's Bible, Joseph McElroy. Signed First Edition.

A Smuggler's Bible, Joseph McElroy First edition, first printing of McElroy's debut novel. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. Publisher's original grey cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. viii, 435. A near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, minor rubbing to board extremities, internally clean and fine. Jacket shows just minor shelfwear and a few very minor creases to the back panel, with the slightest trace of sunning to spine, far less than commonly found. A beautiful copy, protected in archival mylar.