Exodus – Leon Uris – Signed First Edition First Printing – 1958 – Original Dust Jacket

First edition, first printing of Leon Uris's landmark novel Exodus, published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1958. “First Edition” stated on the copyright page. Signed/inscribed by Leon Uris on the half-title, including “Shalom” above his signature. Original blue and gray hardcover binding with illustrated map endpapers. In the original first-edition illustrated dust jacket, retaining the original $4.50 price on the front flap. Book is Very Good to Near Fine, with a sound binding and generally clean interior showing expected light age toning. Dust jacket is Good, with visible edge wear, several closed tears, small chips and rubbing concentrated primarily along the upper and lower edges and corners; jacket remains bright and substantially complete and is now protected in a clear archival cover. Vintage Pickwick Book Shop of Hollywood bookmark laid in. An attractive signed first edition of Uris's best-known novel, a major publishing success that was subsequently adapted into the 1960 Otto Preminger film starring Paul Newman.…