John Fowles — The Collector

London, The Reprint Society, 1964 . Hardback. An early reprint edition of John Fowles successful debut novel in the original dust wrapper. Early edition of The Collector by John Fowles in the original publisher's paper covered boards and the original dust wrapper. The first Reprint Society edition. John Fowles's debut novel was a success and adapted into an Academy Award nominated film of the same name in 1965. The plot follows a lonely young man who kidnaps a female art student in London. Fowles was an English novelist and this is one of his most notable works.  In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. There is some light spotting to the fore edge. There is some light age toning and a few creases to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.