Fante/Mencken: A Personal Correspondence 1930-1952
by Moreau, Michael (Editor); Fante, Joyce (Consulting Editor); Fante, John; Mencken, H. L
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Santa Rosa, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. The collected correspondence between the fledgling author & screenwriter John Fante & the esteemed editor, H. L. Mencken, beginning when the former was 21 years old & struggling to support his family. author (1909-1983). A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989, this softcover 8vo (6" x 9") has brightly decorated wrappers, in 172 pages with Index + 22 pages of black & white photos in center. Condition is Near Fine: interior is completely clean & unmarked, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white. Very modest edgewear & one mildly dogeared corner. Special: order any other book by this author & take 20% off both & only $1 extra shipping for both! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022959
- Title
- Fante/Mencken: A Personal Correspondence 1930-1952
- Author
- Moreau, Michael (Editor); Fante, Joyce (Consulting Editor); Fante, John; Mencken, H. L
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Rosa, California
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- poetry verse poem poet California Californian men male 20th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Writing/Publishing/Journalism/Writers/Words;
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