first edition Hardcover
1948 · New York
by VERTES
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Folio. Papercovered boards with applied illustration. Chip at the bottom of the spine, else near fine, without the uncommon dust jacket. One of 3500 copies. From the library of Joe DiMaggio. Inscribed, presumably to DiMaggio, by Myrna Dell, almost certainly the Hollywood actress with whom Dimaggio was once photographed at Toots Shor's. With a letter of provenance signed by DiMaggio's two granddaughters. (Inventory #: 93694)