From Here to Eternity (Presentation Copy in Custom Clamshell) by James Jones - 1951

New York: Charles Scribners Sons. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. One of the undesignated number of copies specially numbered and signed by Jones. Gilt lettering on spine tarnished, otherwise a very fine, exceptionally tight copy in dust jacket with one virtually invisible closed tear to the top edge and only slight fading to the orange lettering on the spine panel. Dust jacket now in a clear protective cover and the book in a custom cloth clamshell with a leather label. The debut novel of James Jones, the novel focuses on several members of the US Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. The book won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board. Later adapted into an Academy Award winning film, featuring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra. The book also has remarkable provenance. Originally from the famed Norman Unger Collection, which was bought on a whim by Maurice Neville, who proceeded to start a rare book store from the 9000 book Library. The 10 signed copies of "From Here to Eternity" is specifically mentioned in a 1987 article about Maurice Neville's gamble more than a decade after the purchase. The book eventually ended up in the collection of another famed collector Theodore B Baum, that sold for well over $10 Million on Christie's in 2021. An exceptional copy in collectors condition of this important novel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .