Nana by Emile Zola ~ Pocket Book #104, 1947. Typical vintage American mass market paperback. 412 pages. 25¢ retail price (unpriced). Cover artist not identified.

Moderate to heavy wear, about good. Cover creases. Lamination coming off. Tears. Copyright page is missing but the rest of the text is intact. Previous book seller's price written in pencil on the inside. As always, grading of vintage paperbacks is subjective so check out my scan and be sure this copy would have a home in your collection before bidding or buying.

At the list of the scarlet list of literature's most vivid courtesans stands Nana. Rich men left their fortunes, their titles, and their honor at her feet. Poor men left their love and even their lives. Voluptuous and violent, she created a world of luxury which revolved about her person. She squandered fortunes, ruined reputations, and flaunted her successes with sublime abandon and contempt. Her reign over the men of Parisian society was absolute. Her power was passion. The story of Nana's rise, her conquests, her final degradation and degenerate end is the masterpiece of the greatest French realist of modern times. With irresistible drive and overpowering realism it carries the reader deep into a lush and sensuous era and into the personal life of an amoral woman.

Vintage popular priced books, paperbacks and magazines are subject to aging of the cheap internal paper, weakness or drying of the spine glue resulting in occasional loose pages, rusting of staples, and loss of original lamination (particularly early Dells). Previous bookseller's prices written lightly inside are typical and not considered a defect. I do not consider names written or stamped inside the book/magazine to be a serious defect but I note them if they are present. I do consider tape of any kind to be a serious defect and will only offer items with tape defects if they are particularly scarce or desirable.