first edition
1939 · New York
by Fante, John
New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's oatmeal cloth stamped in brown; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with lean to spine, former owner name in color pencil and erased inscription to front free end paper, and small nicks to several pages at top edge. A great novel about Los Angeles, hailed by Charles Bukowski as a major influence.
(Inventory #: 140941532)