Irving Wallace Sins of Philip Fleming 1959 First Edition First Printing Novel DJ

First edition, first printing of Irving Wallace's debut novel, published by Frederick Fell, Inc., New York, 1959 — before he became one of the best-selling novelists of the 1960s and 70s with blockbusters like The Chapman Report and The Prize. A genuine first novel from an author who would go on to sell hundreds of millions of copies worldwide.  The novel follows Philip Fleming, a successful Hollywood studio writer whose decade of faithful marriage unravels when temptation and a crippling private fear collide. Wallace brings his reporter's eye and screenwriter's instinct for scene to this frank, pre-Sexual Revolution exploration of male psychology and marital anxiety — set squarely in the Sunset Strip world he knew firsthand.  Original dust jacket present, showing wear and chipping consistent with age — see photos. Boards are the distinctive marbled yellow with black cloth spine, solid and clean. Interior tight with age-toning to page edges typical of the period.  A collectible early Wallace for fans of mid-century American popular fiction and Hollywood-set novels. Review photos as well. They are part of the description.