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LONDON: Andre Deutsch, 1959. A first edition, first printing published in Andre Deutsch in 1959. A fine book without inscriptions or foxing. A superb example. In the very nearly fine unclipped wrapper which is minutely browned to the spine. Some trivial wear to the edges. A wonderful copy of Roth's first work. Goodbye, Columbus is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth, comprising the title novella "Goodbye, Columbus"—which first appeared in The Paris Review—and five short stories. It was his first book

Goodbye, Columbus is a novella plus five short stories by Philip Roth, which won the National Book Award in 1960, and is a reflection on Jewish and middle-class life in America.