signed first edition
1984 · New York
by WESTLAKE, Donald E.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1984. First, Limited Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, this being copy 'B.' Octavo; black cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; publisher's black cloth slipcase; 182,[6]pp. Inscribed by Westlake on the title page to Roland Penzler, brother of Mysterious Press founder Otto Penzler. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, with a single tiny tear at base of spine. An episodic series of six novellas featuring Westlake's middle-aged Brooklyn detective Abe Levine. A sharp copy, with interesting provenance.
(Inventory #: 33565)