first edition Hardcover
(c.1986) · New York
by Baker, James Robert
New York: E.P. Dutton. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1986). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight copy, both book and jacket show only minor handling wear]. The late author's first novel, a "gothic, intense and erotic" tale of an L.A. disc jockey who becomes drawn into the world of Dennis Contrelle, a brilliant rock composer of the '60s and '70s who has subsequently become " a recluse in a world guarded by high walls and savage servants." (The usual disclaimers aside, Phil Spector is said to have been the inspiration for Contrelle. I couldn't possibly comment.) . (Inventory #: 20270)