Lost Horizon
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1933. Very Good. Item #11220
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1933. First Edition with no additional printings listed. Octavo. 277 pp. Blind-stamped black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket.
Boards edgeworn with brief exposure to corners and slight chipping and loss to spine ends. Spine faded and gilt lettering heavily rubbed; touch of surface scratching. Slight lean to boards; signs of repair to front hinge and title page gutter, but overall binding holding soundly. Pages clean and unmarked.
Best remembered for the origin of the fictional utopia Shangri-La, Hilton's novel was also the basis for the 1937 Frank Capra film of the same name.
Price: $400.00