Ask the Dust
first edition
1939 · New York
by FANTE, JOHN
New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine copy in a dust jacket with some usual sunning of spine with the front and rear panels still bright. The jacket has some mends by an expert paper conservationist. The novel was made into the 2006 Robert Towne directed motion picture starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek. The novel is a great portrayal of Los Angeles in the 1930s and was a significant influence on Charles Bukowski and he later wrote the introduction to the book when it was reprinted decades later. (Inventory #: 15899J)