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BOOK: Corners, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Boards, Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Fading Due to Sun Exposure; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. A Novel. ALSO KNOWN AS: Portions of this book previously appeared in Esquire. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1982 feature film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: Sophie's Choice unfolds a story as absorbing and effective and memorable as any work of fiction in our time. It is written at full tilt, and the mastery of its style and the power of its narrative never falter. Stingo came to Brooklyn by way of Virginia and the Marine Corps - with a brief sojourn as a manuscript reader at McGraw-Hill. He settled in Yetta Zimmerman's pink-painted rooming house, where the rent was cheap enough for a young man with only a few hundred dollars to devote himself to the novel he wanted to write. Sophie and Nathan lived upstairs, as he agonizingly discovered when their rocking bed threatened to collapse the ceiling. Thus began a strange relationship: Sophie, the Polish Catholic girl whose wrist bore the grim stamp of a concentration camp . . . Nathan, her lover, the charismatic Jewish intellectual . . . and the narrator Stingo, the sex-starved "South'n" boy who was instantly captivated by Sophie's vulnerable blond beauty. As Stingo struggles with his book - and tries desperately to cope with his growing but unrequited love for the woman upstairs - he also becomes Sophie's confidant, irresistibly absorbed in the harrowing story she tells of Nathan's obsessive jealousy and her own unshakable devotion to him. And as Nathan and Sophie's quarrels intensify, and Stingo is drawn even more into her life, she is compelled, bit by bit, to confront her past - a past strewn with death that she alone survived. In Sophie's Choice, William Styron gives us a love story so hauntingly evocative that it, and its heroine, will become an indelible part of the reader's imagination and our literature. William Styron was born in Newport News, Virginia. He served almost three years in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and after the war, returned to complete his studies at Duke University. Lie Down in Darkness, William Styron's first novel, appeared in 1951. For that initial work, he was awarded the Prix de Rome of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Two years later his short novel The Long March was published, followed by Set This House on Fire (1960), The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), which received the Pulitzer Prize for 1967, and a play, In the Clap Shack (1973). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Hardcover. Good. Signed by the author on the half title page. Stated First Trade Edition with number line {9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2}. Missing dust jacket. No writing other than the mentioned autograph, and no highlighting, stickers, stamps, or remainder marks. Fairly tight binding and little wear to the cover from shelving/use. Small faint blue stain on the edge of the cover and pages on one side.

New York:: Random House,, 1979.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a very good dust jacket (name on front pastedown, mostly hidden by dj flap, crease to front flap of dj, minor edgewear to dj, original price of 12.95 still present.). First trade edition. Novel of the Holocaust, and its effects on a woman who survived the death camps. Winner of the National Book Award and the basis for the Oscar award winning movie of the same name, featuring Meryl Streep. 515 pp.

Signed. Inscribed by author to former owner. First trade edition. DJ not price-clipped; mild edgewear and bumping; sunning to spine. Quite a bit of foxing to upper edge of pages, some on outer edge and bottom. Boards good with some edgewear and fading. Pictures available upon request.

A really nice copy, the jacket spine MAY be minutely sunned.

New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 515 pp. Wear to fore-edge. Jacket has a couple of closed tears and some general edgewear as well as some fading due to sun.

SQUARE BOARDS,SHARP EDGES AND CORNERS,CLEAN UNMARKED INTERIOR,SOLID BINDING,2ND PRINTING,DJ LIGHT TOP EDGE ROLL,SMALL CLOSED TEAR

8vo. 515 pp. Wear to fore-edge. Jacket has a couple of closed tears and some general edgewear as well as some fading due to sun.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 515 p. Audience: General/trade. Trade ed. Signed by previous owner. Inscribed by author.

NY: Random House, 1979. Previous owner's neat name to front pastedown. The first trade edition of this famous novel by Styron. Basis for the movie of the same name. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Overall, a most acceptable copy. 515 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/VG++.

New York: Random House, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good Plus. Styron's fifth novel, the story of the relationship between three people living in a Brooklyn rooming house -- Sophie, a Polish Catholic concentration camp survivor; her lover, Nathan, a Jewish intellectural; and Stringo, the narrator, an ex-Marine trying to become a writer. The book won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was the basis for the 1982 film starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. First trade edition, first printing (as stated, with complete numberline). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 515 pages in red cloth-covered boards with author's signature in gold on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Dustjacket's graphic front panel shows author and title in different shades of red against a tan background with "A Novel" in black across bottom of panel. Back dj panel centers a b & w photo of Styron by Nancy Compton on tan background. Boards show a faint, narrow line of color loss on some edges. Text edges show a touch of soiling and two, tiny, almost unnoticeable dents on fore edge. O/w, boards and text are complete, clean, and unmarked in tight, square binding. Dustjacket is price-clipped and spine is sun-faded. Both DJ panels have vertical creases at fore edges where previous owner tried to correct for off-center spine. The DJ is o/w clean, with very minimal surface and edge wear. A not-perfect-but-still-very-decent first edition copy of this 20th century landmark novel.

Stated First Edition, first printing with a full Random House number line in very good condition. Pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are solid, and spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has a moderate shelf wear with a small closed tear on the back. Otherwise a solid copy of the book with an unclipped dust jacket, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.

Stated first trade edition. First print with complete number line beginning with "2" consistent with Random House tradition for a first edition. Clean, tight and bright. Mild dust jacket edge wear including two very small closed edge tears. Minor board wear. Spine is tight and corners square. Slight soiling to text block edges. Mylar-protected. Not price clipped, remaindered or library withdrawn. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provide on domestic shipping.

New York: Random House, 1979 SOPHIE'S CHOICE- William Styron- Random House- ISBN 0-394-46109-6- 1979-1st-1st- Very Good/Very Good. First Trade. Made into a Movie, jacket has 2 small nicks and toning- in mylar. Clean pages- PO name on ffep- A love story so hauntingly evocative that it, and its heroine, will become an indelible part of the reader's imagination and our literature. Sophie, the Polish Catholic girl whose wrist bore the grim stamp of a concentration camp, Nathan, her lover, the charismatic Jewish intellectual, and the narrator Stingo, the sex-starved "South'n" boy who was instantly captivated by Sophie's vulnerable blond beauty.-printing line 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2- 1st Edition as per 1st Random House- Fiction-romance-movie-tie-in (303) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House. New York, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 515 pages. Styron's love story so hauntingly evocative that it, and it's heroine, became an indelible part of the reader's imagination and our literature. Made into a equally classic film. Not price clipped. Former owner's name and date in small print on top of front freepaper. Small water marks bottom of back dustjacket corner, and front. Edgewear. Otherwise a good dustjacket over a very good book..

New York, NY: Random House Publishing. Good in Good dust jacket;. 1979. First Trade Edition; 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 515 pages; Maroon cloth with white discolored places that look like finger prints. DJ minor edge wear, no tears. Name FFEP. .

New York: Random House, 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First trade edition. Bottom corners and foot of spine lightly bumped, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine, a bit of delamination on the rear panel, and a crease on the front flap. Winner of the National Book Award, Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in the 1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula, and that also featured Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. *Burgess 99.*.

1st edition, later printing or no printing history stated. Hardcover with dust jacket, very good condition, light wear to corners and edges, clean text, satisfaction guaranteed. Earthlight Books is a family owned and operated, independent bookstore serving Walla Walla, Washington since 1973.

Previous owner's neat name to second free endpaper. The first trade edition of this famous novel by Styron. Basis for the movie of the same name. 515 pp. Tight, clean copy.

Stated First Edition, first printing with full Random House number line in near fine / very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are solid, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear, and is clipped. Attractive book with minimal signs of use, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.

New York: Random House, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Styron's fifth novel, the story of the relationships between three people living in a Brooklyn rooming house -- Sophie, a Polish Catholic concentration camp survivor; her lover, Nathan, a Jewish intellectual, and Stringo, the narrator, an ex-Marine trying to become a writer. The book won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was the basis for a 1982 film starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline that won Streep an Academy Award. First trade edition, first printing (as stated, with complete number line). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 515 pages in red cloth-covered boards with author's signature in gold on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Dustjacket's front panel shows author and title in two different shades of red against a tan background with "A Novel" in black lettering across bottom edge. Back panel has b & w photo of Styron by Nancy Campton centered against tan background. Previous owner's intaglio stamped on title page, some soiling to text edges, o/w boards and text are complete, clean, and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Not ex-library, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows some slight edge and surface wear. No tears. creasing, or chipping. A collectable copy of a 20th century landmark novel that is rapidly becoming scarce.

//NO REMAINDER MARK//NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKS OF ANY KIND (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc) //NOT PRICECLIPPED// NEW MYLAR COVER//light wear at the top of the spine, and two short closed tears in the jacket, altogether in good to very good condition otherwise

First edition. Very good in a very good dustjacket. Some shelf-rubbing, one of the books has ink writing inside. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

First trade edition stated with complete Random House number line. Special Advance Reading Copy slip laid in. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, slight bow to boards else clean with sharp corners; small soil spot to fore edge with subtle bump to bottom corner else text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($12.95) has mild bumping and chipping to mostly spine ends with two 1/4" closed tears to bottom front cover, 4 1/2" crease to bottom front cover with slight fading to spine. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

First edition copy. Collectible-Very Good. Very Good dust jacket.

Burgundy cloth covered hardcover boards with author's signature in gilt on front cover, gilt lettering to spine, orange endpapers. Slight wrinkle on 2-3 pages of text block. Otherwise, no condition issues.DJ is unclipped and very slight edgewear to top of spine.This work earned Styron the 1980 National Book award and was a National Book Award winner. It was also a nationwde bestseller. A 1982 film version was nominated for five Academy Awards.Mylar protected.

NY: Random House, 1979. Previous owner's neat name to second free endpaper. The first trade edition of this famous novel by Styron. Basis for the movie of the same name. 515 pp. Tight, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.