The Men's Club [Inscribed]

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1981. First American Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); navy blue cloth spine over orange paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine and in navy blue on front cover; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-181,[3]pp. Inscribed by author on front endpaper: "For Angela, with best wishes Leonard Michaels / Mississippi '84". Designed by Cynthia Krupat. Remainder mark to lower edge of textblock. Modest foxing to upper edge of textblock, with occasional marginal soil; Very Good. Dustwrapper, designed by Fred Marcellino, unclipped (priced $10.95), lightly tanned, with trivial surface wear, two 0.5" tears to upper rear panel, and creases to rear flap; Very Good.

The author's first novel creates comedy around male rituals. Its later film adaptation (1986) was directed by Peter Medak, and starred Roy Scheider, Harvey Keitel, and Frank Langella. [86121].