A Fine-condition first edition of Ancient Evenings, Norman Mailer’s ambitious and controversial novel set in ancient Egypt, exploring power, sexuality, reincarnation, and ritual through a dense, hallucinatory narrative voice. Published at the height of Mailer’s late-career experimentation, the novel remains one of his most polarizing and intellectually demanding works.
The striking dust jacket—red to charcoal gradient with gilt lettering—is present and well preserved, enhancing the book’s visual and collectible appeal.
Publication Details
Author: Norman Mailer
Title: Ancient Evenings
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Year: 1983
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Printed in: United States
Condition
Book: Fine
Clean, bright pages
No markings or inscriptions
Binding tight and square
Dust Jacket: Fine
Sharp corners
No tears, chips, or price clipping
Minimal handling wear only
A notably well-preserved copy.
Why This Copy Matters
True first edition / first printing
Increasingly scarce in Fine/Fine condition
One of Mailer’s most daring late novels
Strong crossover appeal: modern literature, counterculture, literary controversy
A Fine-condition first edition of Ancient Evenings, Norman Mailer’s ambitious and controversial novel set in ancient Egypt, exploring power, sexuality, reincarnation, and ritual through a dense, hallucinatory narrative voice. Published at the height of Mailer’s late-career experimentation, the novel remains one of his most polarizing and intellectually demanding works.
The striking dust jacket—red to charcoal gradient with gilt lettering—is present and well preserved, enhancing the book’s visual and collectible appeal.
Publication Details
Author: Norman Mailer
Title: Ancient Evenings
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Year: 1983
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Printed in: United States
Condition
Book: Fine
Clean, bright pages
No markings or inscriptions
Binding tight and square
Dust Jacket: Fine
Sharp corners
No tears, chips, or price clipping
Minimal handling wear only
A notably well-preserved copy.
Why This Copy Matters
True first edition / first printing
Increasingly scarce in Fine/Fine condition
One of Mailer’s most daring late novels
Strong crossover appeal: modern literature, counterculture, literary controversy
