Signed limited edition hardbound in leather copy of The Naked and The Dead by Norman Mailer. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. Published by The Franklin Library, 1979. Signed to flyleaf. Measures approx. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Norman Mailer was an American novelist and journalist best known for using a form of journalism, called New Journalism, that combines the imaginative subjectivity of literature with the more objective qualities of journalism. While he was enrolled at the Sorbonne, in Paris, he wrote The Naked and the Dead (1948), hailed immediately as one of the finest American novels to come out of World War II. (Britannica) Norman mailer, the naked and the dead, signed book, signed limited edition book, collectible book, collectibles, limited edition book, library accessories, home library, 10 bin