signed first edition Hardcover
1956 · Chicago, IL
by Lerner, Leo A.
Chicago, IL: Americana House, 1956. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Octavo (8vo). 227 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate shelfwear and rubbing to the extremities. Unclipped dustjacket is lightly rubbed at extremities, with a few small chips and tears. With an introduction by Carl Sandburg, and a note about the author by Chicago bookseller Ralph G. Newman. Signed by the author on the first free endpaper with no additional inscription. The title of this book originates with a quote of Coriolanus' "What's the matter, you dissentious rogues, that, rubbing the poor itch of your opinion, make yourself scabs?" The text is clean and unmarked. Stated: First Edition.. (Inventory #: 017222)