Jaws by Peter Benchley [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING]

Jaws by Peter Benchley 

FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING [1974] DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY

Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.

Dust jacket has shelf / edge wear and a few marks on front.  Lower part of spine looks to have some sticker damage.  Overall strong, vibrant and in tact.  Unclipped front panel with $6.95 price and a small name label from orig. owner.

Book itself is excellent.  Cover is clean, binding is tight and pages read good as new.   Only real flaw are a few small stains along top of text block [see last photo] which are not visible on interior pages.  

Here is the classic suspense novel of shark versus man that was made into the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie. The Jaws phenomenon changed popular culture and inspired huge interest in sharks and the oceans.

When Peter Benchley wrote Jaws in the early 1970’s, he meticulously researched all the available data about sharks. Over the ensuing decades, Benchley was actively engaged with scientists and filmmakers on expeditions around the world as they expanded their knowledge of sharks. Also during this time, there was an unprecedented upswing in the number of sharks killed for their fins to make shark fin soup, and Benchley worked with governments and non-profits to sound the alarm for shark conservation. He encouraged each new generation of Jaws fans to enjoy his riveting tale and to channel their excitement into the support and protection of these magnificent, prehistoric apex predators.