Description
First edition, first printing of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, with the “mad-woman” misprint.
Octavo, [x], 356pp. Black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine, blue boards with “A” blind stamped on cover. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page, with a full number line. Includes the following error found in the first state text: misprint on page 25, line 16, “man-woman” instead of “mad-woman.” In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $24 retail price on the front flap, John Berendt blurb sticker on front, and four reviews on back panel (Gibbons, Bass, Beattie, Morris). A fine example.
Cold Mountain was the winner of the National Book Award and is considered one of the 100 greatest novels of the 20th century.
