first edition
1939 · New York
by Fante, John
New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. First Edition. Very Good+. First edition. 235 pp. Bound in publisher's oatmeal cloth stamped in brown. Very Good+, lacking dust jacket. A little thumb-soiling to contents, tiny stains to fore edge, corners slightly bumped, small sticker shadow to front free endpaper. A nice copy. A great novel of Los Angeles, hailed by Charles Bukowski as a major influence.
(Inventory #: 140941358)