{"product_id":"forbidden-area-pat-frank-first-edition-first-printing-hardcover-with-excellent-dust-jacket-1956","title":"Forbidden Area First Edition First Printing Pat Frank Hardcover 1956 with Dust Jacket","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA first edition of \u003cem\u003eForbidden Area\u003c\/em\u003e by Pat Frank, published in 1956 by J. B. Lippincott Company and presented with its original illustrated dust jacket. Written before Frank’s better-known post-apocalyptic novel \u003cem\u003eAlas, Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e, this Cold War-era thriller captures the political tension, nuclear anxiety, and espionage fears of mid-century America. The copyright page confirms this as a first edition and notes that a small portion of the novel was previously published under the title “Seven Days to Never.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pat Frank\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Forbidden Area\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e J. B. Lippincott Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philadelphia and New York\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1956\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Printing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN, if applicable:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dust jacket illustration only; no interior illustrations observed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e None observed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e None observed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotable Attributes:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition; original dust jacket present; 1956 Cold War political thriller; earlier work by the author of \u003cem\u003eAlas, Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e; copyright page notes prior partial publication as “Seven Days to Never”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Verification Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copyright page states “First Edition.” Copyright page also states copyright 1956 by Pat Frank and notes that a small portion of the novel was previously published under the title “Seven Days to Never.” J. B. Lippincott Company appears on the title page, with Philadelphia and New York stated. No additional issue points are stated or verified from available images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with original dust jacket present. Dust jacket shows visible shelf wear, including edge wear, rubbing, and small chips\/tears near the top edges and corners. Interior pages appear generally clean from the provided images, with light age toning consistent with age. A small pencil notation is visible on the front endpaper. Binding appears intact from photos. No signature, bookplate, or major interior markings are observed from the available images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition of Pat Frank’s \u003cem\u003eForbidden Area\u003c\/em\u003e, published by J. B. Lippincott Company in 1956. Hardcover with original dust jacket. A Cold War-era suspense novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eAlas, Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e, with copyright page confirming first edition status and noting prior partial publication under the title “Seven Days to Never.” Provenance is not stated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a carefully curated catalog emphasizing collectible, decorative, and historically significant editions selected for condition and presentation. Collector and dealer inquiries are welcome, and we are happy to watch for specific titles or editions for private libraries and curated collections. All items are carefully packed and shipped using environmentally conscious materials, including recycled boxes and protective packing whenever possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFROM THE HOUSE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore \u003cem\u003eAlas, Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e secured Pat Frank’s place in the literature of nuclear-age anxiety, \u003cem\u003eForbidden Area\u003c\/em\u003e captured the particular unease of the 1950s: guarded rooms, political pressure, and the fear that the next conflict might arrive without warning. It is a sharp mid-century collectible for the reader who appreciates Cold War fiction not merely as entertainment, but as a record of what the world once feared most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e~ Maxwell\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.B. 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