From Here to Eternity, James Jones
First edition, first printing of Jones' debut novel, winner of the National Book Award and basis for the Academy Award winning 1953 film starring Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster and Frank Sinatra. First state with both the "A" and Scribner's seal to the copyright page, first state jacket with author photo to back panel.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951. Publisher's original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt; pp. [xii], 861, [1]. A near fine copy in an about near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, minimal wear to boards, offsetting to endpapers else internally clean. Jacket shows just traces of shelfwear with a bit of toning to back panel and flaps. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.