James Jones — From Here to Eternity

London, Collins, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A bright first UK edition of this sweeping historical novel by James Jones, complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression preceded by the true first US edition the year prior. James Jones' famous debut novel, focusing on some members of the US Army infantry company in Hawaii before and during the attack on Pearl Harbour in World War Two, loosely based on the author's experiences in the Company E of the Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry in the pre-World War II. Winner of the National Book Award, and named one of the best one hundred novels of the twentieth century by the Modern library Board. Later made into the award-winning film starring Burt Lancaster. With the unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. The dust wrapper is sound and unclipped, with some shelf wear, minor loss to the head of the spine, light soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.