1952 THE NATURAL By Bernard Malamud, 1st Dell Paperback, Baseball, VG, RARE
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Nice condition copy of "THE NATURAL" by Bernard Malamud. Scarce first Dell paperback edition published in 1952 (the same year as the 1st hardcover edition).
From the back cover:"He could have been the greatest. He had talent to burn. But he learned the hard way there was more to life than playing a game... The fanatic brunette in the hotel room gave him one lesson. The beautiful blonde on the beach gave him another. There were always women, yet when the big day came Roy had to face ...it alone..."
From the back cover:"He could have been the greatest. He had talent to burn. But he learned the hard way there was more to life than playing a game... The fanatic brunette in the hotel room gave him one lesson. The beautiful blonde on the beach gave him another. There were always women, yet when the big day came Roy had to face ...it alone..."
