Afternoon in the Jungle: The Selected Short Stories of Albert Maltz [*SIGNED*]

New York: Liveright. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1970). First Edition. Hardcover. [light shelfwear only, a touch of dust-soiling to top of text block; the jacket shows some wear along the top edge, with a few little nicks and minor creasing, a couple of small stains on the front flap]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "For Mickey & Dick, / If I'd been smarter, I'd / have stolen from Chekhov. / Affectionately, / Albert." A collection of the Hollywood Ten writer's short fiction, originally published between 1935 and 1970, including his O. Henry Prize-winning story "The Happiest Man on Earth." The inscribees were film (truncated) director Richard Fleischer and his wife; there is no recorded professional collaboration between Maltz and Fleischer. Signed by Author . (Inventory #: 29197)