8vo. Publisher's illustrated wrappers (very light soiling); folding case

FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE READING COPY with publication notice tipped onto front flap reading "Aug 16 1934." Appointment in Samarra was a massive success upon publication, with an enthusiastic Ernest Hemingway writing of it, "If you want to read a book by a man who knows what he is writing about and has written it marvelously well, read Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara." Bruccoli A2.1.