Eiger Sanction, First Edition (15 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Previous owners name inside front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing paperback. Unmarked. VG overall.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 322 pages. No marks or writing in the book. Very light wear to the edges. Light wear edges of the spine. No reading creases on the spine. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Cover colors. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very nice copy, orange boards, clean and unmarked. Bright pink dust jacket states Fourth Printing along with original price.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus. Red boards with gilt decoration; Jonathan Hemlock, Professor of Art, world-renowned mountain climber and freelance assassin for the CII. Hemlock is sent to Switzerland on a mission to climb the notorious Eiger peak of the Alps, whose north face has meant death to many climbers. Hemlock's one of his three fellow climbers. The only problem is, CII can't tell him which one. ; 8.0 x 5 x 1; 229 pages Near Fine and spine titles. Ribbon marker still back board. Gilt decorations are bright (but my scanner hates anything gilt and dulls them).

new. new.

GD. GD.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fifth printing, December, 1972 stated. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight with mild lean to spine, soil speck to rear else orange cloth boards straight and clean; minor bumping and soiling to fore edge else text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($6.95) has mild bumping and chipping to mostly spine and flap fold ends with 3" crease to top front flap corner and modest fading to spine. Color bright and sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

First edition. Hardcover. Edges quite foxed, bookseller's stamp on front paste-down, price sticker mark on fly, o/w good in good dustjacket with 1" closed tear. Author's first novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket: Fine. First Edition, Third Printing. Jonathan Hemlock lives in a renovated Gothic church on Long Island. He is an art professor, a mountain climber, and a mercenary, performing assassinations (i.e., sanctions) for money to augment his black-market art collection. Now Hemlock is being tricked into a hazardous assignment that involves an attempt to scale one of the most treacherous mountain peaks in the Swiss Alps, the Eiger.In a breathtakingly suspenseful story that is part thriller and part satire, the author traces Hemlocks spine-tingling adventures, introducing a cast of intriguing characters villains, traitors, beautiful women into the highly charged atmosphere of danger. The accumulating threads of suspicion, accusation, and evidence gradually knit themselves into a bizarre and death-defying climax in this exciting, entertaining novel that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Extremely rare to find with a dust jacket. All books shipped in cardboard and packaged with care.

First Avon printing. Ink price to the first page. Good condition. Who is Trevanian? Trevanian was the pen name of **Rodney William Whitaker**, an American novelist and film scholar whose career is one of the more fascinating cases of deliberate literary anonymity in the 20th century. [bing.com](https://www.bing.com/search?q=trevanian&filters=sid%3A%22af99101 f-5a25-3f7e-8bff-e4170aa8aeb1%22) ### Who he was Whitaker (1931-2005) wrote bestselling novels across multiple genres-thrillers, satire, historical fiction, coming?of?age narratives-while fiercely guarding his identity. For decades, even his publishers didn't know who he really was. He also wrote under several other pseudonyms, including **Nicholas Seare**, **Beñat Le Cagot**, and **Edoard Moran**. [bing.com](https://www.bing.com/search?q=trevanian&filters=sid%3A%22af99101f-5 a25-3f7e-8bff-e4170aa8aeb1%22) A trained dramatist and film scholar, he earned degrees from the University of Washington and a doctorate from Northwestern, later teaching communications and film at several colleges. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and spent many years living in the Basque countryside of France. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevanian) ### Why he mattered Between 1972 and 1983, **five of his novels sold more than a million copies each**, an extraordinary feat for a writer who refused publicity. Critics described him as "the only writer of airport paperbacks to be compared to Zola, Ian Fleming, Poe, and Chaucer," a testament to his blend of genre storytelling with literary craft. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevanian) ### Major works His books are strikingly varied, but a few stand out: - **The Eiger Sanction** (1972) - the thriller that made him famous, later adapted into a Clint Eastwood film. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevanian) - **Shibumi** (1979) - his most enduring novel, a philosophical thriller introducing the legendary assassin Nicholai Hel. - **The Main** (1976) - a moody, character?driven crime novel set in Montreal. - **The Summer of Katya** (1983) - a psychological tale with gothic undertones. - **The Crazyladies of Pearl Street** (2005) - a semi?autobiographical novel about growing up in poverty in Albany. ### His legacy Trevanian's cult following has only grown since his death. His daughter, Alexandra Whitaker, now manages his literary estate and has overseen renewed interest in his work, including posthumous projects and discussions about unpublished manuscripts. [trevanian.com](http://www.trevanian.com/) If you'd like, I can also walk you through his novels in order, explore themes in *Shibumi*, or compare his work to other writers you enjoy.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 750 pages.

Crown Publishers. New York. 1972. First edition. Hardback with DW. Ownership name to front endpaper. Board margins worn and pages browned otherwise a lovely clean copy in a worn and marked wrapper with spine sunned. SCARCE.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine first edition, first printing in very good or better dust jacket. Iconic thriller that was filmed with Clint Eastwood. Apparently scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. No additional printings. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight, straight orange boards have softness to three corners; mild soiling to fore edge with 1/2" x 2" label residue to front paste down else text free of marks, appears gently read. Dust jacket ($6.95) with Fifth Printing stated to top front flap, has 1/2" closed tear to bottom spine with mild bumping and chipping to mostly top edges and modest fading to spine. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.