signed first edition Hardcover
1945 · Los Angeles
by Finney, Guy W.
Los Angeles: Amer Press, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Los Angeles: Amer Press, 1945. First edition. A somewhat sensational account of corruption in Los Angeles, and the group of private citizens whose objective was to end the graft and privilege within city government. Among other things, their efforts led to the recall of Mayor Frank L. Shaw in 1938. Inscribed and dated by Finney on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with black titles. The dust jacket is moderately shelfworn, with some fading along the spine and a few faint stains; else very good.
(Inventory #: 64873)