Ragtime (SCARCE BRITISH HARDBACK FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR) by Doctorow, E L - 1976

London: Macmillan, 1976. VG/Good. First edition, first printing in d/w not price clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To ----/with all good wishes/E L Doctorow'. An historical novel which covers the decade preceding the First World War, the characters include Houdini, Pierpont Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Sigmund Freud, bringing to life the mood and spirit of an era. Some rubbing to head and tail of spine; d/w spine has some sunning; d/w has an edge tear (25mm long), and small losses to head and tail of spine and corners of the d/w; else a very good copy, in a good d/w, of a SCARCE British first edition, first printing SIGNED BY E L DOCTOROW. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Good.