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Publication of 141 pages. The dust jacket is a touch edge worn. There are old tape residue marks on the end papers and on the inner boards. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

text clean and unmarked. binding tight. cloth head and spine have light fading. boards have light wear. upper corners very lightly bumped. paste down pages and free end papers are clean, have some light toning. edges of pages have light wear and light toning. mylar-covered dust jacket is price-clipped, has light toning some light chipping at head and foot of spine and along edges.

Harpers, NY c.1961, 1st., 8vo., hardcover, 141pp., very foxed end-papers, G/G $

Owner inscription; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 141 pages

Gay Talese's first book. Red, white & purple lettering on black & white covers in a white pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 141pp. The corner of the dust jacket is clipped, a 1" x 1/2" segment is missing from the top rear dust jacket corner, and there is a 3/4" closed tear on the top front DJ panel.

1st printing. Stated first edition. Quarter cloth binding. Very gently bumped. Prior owner's name written and also ink-stamped on front flfyleaf. 141pp. Photos by Marvin Lichtner. Dust jacket is moderately worn along edges, with light soiling, tiny chips and scuffing along spine panel; retains original price on front flap. Offered in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall

OWNER'S BOOKPLATE.

Hardcover; stated first edition. With photographs by Marvin Lichtner. Jacket is slightly aged and marked; a little shelfworn, with one or two very minor nicks. Light wear to boards' lower edges. Pages are clean and sound - all content is clear. Very good in a good jacket. TS

The author's first book. "There are voyeurs and eccentrics, a silent-screen star and a little rag picking lady from the Bronx whose estate will amount to a hundred thousand dollars." 8vo, black cloth and cream boards, title on spine in orange and purple, original unclipped dj in black and white with color title. Dj slightly marked and rubbed at edges, chipped at spine tip. Internally clean and bright.

Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Front hinge starting. Small open tears on top front and rear panels. Small closed tears on panel corners, spine crown, and bottom rear panel. Light foxing on text block edges.

Publisher: Harper & Brothers, NYC., 1961. First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. Absolutely beautiful copy. Publisher's slip laid in. NOT remainder marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT faded. NOT a book club edition. NOT an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

Signed letter tipped in. Exterior wear .Very serviceable copy. in a worn jacket.