Jaws by Peter Benchley

Jaws

by Peter Benchley

Andre Deutsch, 1974, [First Edition], ISBN 0233965106, hardcover, dustjacket

Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, a little rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, staining to front top edge, slight lean, small chip to top front endpaper and synopsis page, no inscriptions, dustjacket shows some edge and shelf wear with some rubbing, bumping, chipping and tears to edges and corners, a little staining and discoloration to top front (see photographs)

“A girl swims lazily in the cool midnight sea – the shark, attracted by the movement, glides unerringly onto its prey; and the girl is next seen as a hideously mangled carcass int eh flotsam left by the receding tide: so begins the terror which will reign in Amity, a holiday resort on Long Island which is just preparing for another successful summer season.”