UP IN THE OLD HOTEL and Other Stories
first edition Paperback
1992 · New York
by Mitchell, Joseph
New York: Pantheon, 1992. First edition. Paperback. A near fine copy. Proof copy. From the writer many consider to be the best reporter in the history of The New Yorker, here is a book that brings together his best work. Saloon-keepers and street preachers, gypsies and steel-walking Mohawks, a bearded lady and a 93-year-old "seafoodetarian" who believes his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two decades. These are among the people that Joseph Mitchell immortalized in his reportage for The New Yorker and in four booksâMcSorley's Wonderful Saloon, Old Mr. Flood, The Bottom of the Harbor, and Joe Gould's Secretâthat are still renowned for their precise, respectful observation, their graveyard humor, and their offhand perfection of style. In printed wrappers, with the hint of a corner bump to bottom front corner. (Inventory #: ESB04009)