Williwaw

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1946. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (21cm). Original black cloth, titled in blue on spine and front cover; 222pp. Pinpoint traces of rubbing at base of spine and board corners; endpapers mildly toned as usual; still a straight, tight, very Near Fine copy, lacking the dustwrapper. Vidal's first book, a novel of suspense set on board a U.S. Army troop ship during WW2.