first edition
1969 · Baton Rouge
by MARSH, Willard
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1969. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); orange cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in blue and black on spine; dustjacket; [vi],[2],3-202pp. Some offsetting to joints from binder's glue, else Near Fine. Priceclipped dustjacket shows light surface wear and a few tiny tears; Near Fine. Collection of twelve short stories in the author's native California and Mexico. "Possibly, it is in Marsh's Mexican stories that he achieves his greatest power, portraying life among the American expatriates and the native Mexicans, as he did so successfully in his first novel, Week With No Friday" (from front flap). [82001]. (Inventory #: 82001)