first edition Hardcover
1938 · New York
by O'Hara, John
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. The author's fourth book, a work of hardboiled noir concerning the relationship between Peggy Henderson, a young leftist working at a bookstore, and O'Hara's alter ego Jim Malloy, a world-weary Hollywood screenwriter. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. Very light bump to the bottom corner of the front board; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some mild sun fading along the spine. (Inventory #: 74810)