The Collector, John Fowles. First American Edition.

The Collector, John Fowles First American edition, first printing of Fowles' literary debut, a masterful and unsettling novel of obsession.  Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. Publisher's original terracotta colored paper-covered boards, spine lettered in gilt and blocked in maroon; pp. [xi], 4-305, [5]. A near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, minimal wear to boards, owner's name penned to front pastedown else internally clean. Jacket shows traces of shelfwear and rubbing. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.