Allan Hollinghurst

The Swimming Pool Library

Random House, 1988. 8vo, quarter brown cloth over khaki paper boards, gilt titles, 288pp. First edition, advance review copy with tipped in publisher’s slip. Unclipped dust jacket (16.95) with faint creasing to top edge of front panel, mild wear to edges. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. The first American appearance of the British gay novel, heralded a contemporary classic by Edmund Wilson and others. Author’s first book. A nearly fine copy in mylar.

Price: $50.00