New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good+ in Near Fine dj. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. [some external discoloration/staining along the spine (you'll never notice if you leave the jacket on), otherwise only lightly shelfworn; the jacket itself shows only a bit of wear at the spine ends]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper; the inscription is to fellow author and sometime screenwriter Ted (Theodore) Strauss, The first novel by Mitgang, who went on to a long career as a journalist, editor and sometime TV documentary producer. It's about a World War II veteran who has a business-related opportunity to return to Sicily, the site of his wartime service, where he also pursues a personal mission to find the girl he had fallen in love with during the war. (Some of the novel's action takes place in the immediate vicinity of Mount Etna, which "begins to smoke and rumble ominously.") Signed by Author .

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Bookseller: ReadInk (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 27267
Title: The Return [*SIGNED*]
Author: Mitgang, Herbert
Illustrator: (dj design) Arno Sternglass
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dj
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1959
Keywords: Italy, Signed

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