THE QUIET AMERICAN

New York:The Viking Press. 1956. 1st edition. 249pp. Hardcover with dust jacket.  A very good, clean copy. There is some wear to the upper edge of front hinge, corresponding to a chip in the dust jacket. Internally, end pages slightly age-toned but otherwise clean, free of previous owners marks or signatures. The binding is tight and hinges intact.  The dust jacket is in good condition, still in one piece, with the $3.50 price, but sun-faded at spine strip with heavy shelfwear along edges and folds, including small chips and tears.