Description
First edition of The Noblest Roman by David Halberstam.
Octavo, 304pp. Red cloth, title stamped in white on spine. Stated “first printing” on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly worn corners, top edge dyed black, a near fine example. In publisher’s dust jacket, $3.95 retail price on front flap, faint sunning to spine. A beautiful, near fine example of an incredibly scarce book.
David Halberstam (1934-2007) was a famous writer and journalist. He received a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964 after a stay in Vietnam. The Noblest Roman is his first book.