The Mechanical Angel
signed first edition Hardcover
1948 · New York
by Friede, Donald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Book frayed at spine ends and spine slightly sunned. Dust jacket has very sunned spine, chips missing from spine ends and tape repaired split at head of spine. Several splashes on jacket. Top edge stained blue, foreedge untrimmed. Inscription to New York editor Bill Targ and his wife Anne dated February 17, 1959 on ffep. Photograph on front pastedown of author and Bill Targ and self-signed Targ bookplate.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. (Inventory #: W9621L)