Fowles, John (1926-2005)

The Collector

Boston: Little Brown & Company, 1963. First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

Brick-coloured cloth boards, yellow top-stain; original dust jacket priced $4.95. 8 inches tall; 4-305, [4] pages. Previous owner’s name appears on the front flyleaf; no inscriptions. The chilling psychological thriller that became the 1965 film. First American Edition (first printing) of the author’s debut novel.

The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear.Dust jacket with the price $4.95intact,  no major tears or chips, minimal shelf wear with a bit of rub on the spine crown. Previous owner's name under the front dust jacket flap. A very clean collectible copy.

John Fowles  made his literary debut with The Collector, a psychologically intense novel about obsession and captivity, told from both captor and captive perspectives. Its significance is heightened by the award-nominated 1965 film adaptation starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar. 

Subjects: John Fowles, Kidnapping Fiction, 20th-Century British Literature, Film Adaptation, First American Editions,Psychological Thriller, Literary Fiction, Classic Novel.

Item #21313

Price: $85.00