1962 FAIL-SAFE Eugene Burdick Harvey Wheeler 3rd Printing Cold-War Novel VG HCDJ

Description: FAIL-SAFE Written by Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler. Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York. Copyright 1962; “Third Printing” is stated on the copyright page. A gift inscription on the front endpaper is dated 1936. There are several black and white photo illustration plates in the text. From Wikipedia: Fail-Safe is a bestselling American novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler. The story was initially serialized in three installments in the Saturday Evening Post, on October 13, 20, and 27, 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The novel was released on October 22, 1962, and was then adapted into a 1964 film of the same name directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, Dan O'Herlihy, and Walter Matthau. In 2000, the novel was adapted again for a televised play, broadcast live in black and white on CBS. All three works have the same theme, accidental nuclear war, with the same plot. DESCRIPTION: 286 pages 8 1/2 x 6 inches Third Printing hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in very good condition with a fair dust jacket. The hardcover (gray paper covered boards with black clothespin) is clean and shows llight wear at the corners and spine ends. The interior is excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages. The dust jacket is complete with price intact on the front flap, but shows heavy chipping in the top of the spine area and a large chunk of the lower spine area missing. The spine area is sunned or faded. It is rubbed and a bit worn at the edges and corners. There are several small tears along the edges which have been stabilized on the back with acid-free archival tissue tape. This dust jacket will come protected in a new Brodart mylar dust jacket protector. From the dust jacket description: Something has gone wrong. A group of American bombers armed with nuclear weapons is streaking past the fail-safe point, beyond recall, and no one knows why. Their destination—Moscow. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.

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