first edition Hardcover
1956 · Boston
by MANKOWITZ, Wolf
Boston: Little, Brown, 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition from English sheets. Contemporary name else fine in spine-faded, near fine dustwrapper with one short tear. A collection of short stories, some of which deal with the machinations of London art and antique dealers. Several of Mankowitz's novels where made into films including A *Kid for Two Farthings*, *Expresso Bongo* and *Make Me an Offer*, and he wrote the screenplays for several other films including *The Long, the Short and the Tall* and *The Day the Earth Caught Fire*. (Inventory #: 38669)