Hardcover
1982 · Los Angeles
by Cheever, John
Los Angeles: Sylvester and Orphanos, 1982. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition of 330, signed by Cheever on limitation page. Presentation copy, signed and warmly inscribed by both publishers to William "Gatz" Hjortsberg (from his personal library) on a blank leaf before the half-title page. Octavo (22.5 cm), pp. [xii], 1 - 29, [7]. Tan linen with red, blue and green illustration. Title page illustration by Vance Gerry. Letterpress on fine Arches Mouldmade paper. In fine condition, tan linen slipcase. No jacket, as issued. A short story of baseball and a father-son relationship, first published in the New Yorker in 1953. Hjortsberg was the author of Falling Angel (filmed as Angel Heart), Alp, Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan, and several other books and screenplays.
(Inventory #: 33830)