The Gift Horse’s Mouth
signed first edition
1990 · New York
by CAMPBELL, ROBERT
New York: Pocket Books, 1990. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, Robert Campbell, to fellow writer, Wayne Warga. Inscribed: “Dear Wayne, I can’t tell you how happy I am to see you looking so well. Up the rebels, Bob C.” Additionally signed “Robert Campbell.” Fine fresh copy in a fine bright dust jacket. A hard-boiled mystery set in Chicago. From the library of Wayne Warga. The youngest editor at Life Magazine at age 25, Warga reported on John F. Kennedy’s race for the Presidency, and went on to cover the Civil Rights movement for the magazine. For many years, Warga was one of the leading writers at the Los Angeles Times where he did in depth articles and features on writers and people in the arts. Later, Warga became a mystery novelist, creating three well-received bibliomysteries: Hardcover, Fatal Impressions, and Singapore Transfer, featuring Los Angeles rare book dealer, Jeffrey Dean. (Inventory #: 14110E)