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Published by VANGUARD PRESS, INC., NEW YORK, NY, 1953
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, U.S.A.
Book
STIFF PAPER ILLUSTRATED WRAPS. Condition: POOR CONDITION. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. First Edition. 3 - 28 PAGES. THE COVERS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY SPLIT AT THE SPINE AND ARE PARTIALLY DETACHED. THE INTERIOR IS CLEAN.THIS BOOKLET WAS PUBLISHED BY THE VANGUARD PRESS, INC.WHO WAS THE PRINCIPLE PUBLISHER OF FARREL'S BOOKS IN THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS WRITING CAREER. THE BOOKLET IS AN ODE OF PRAISE FOR JAMES T. FARRELL BY HIS PRINCIPLE BOOK PUBLISHER AT THE TIME. WILLIAM TARG WAS THE EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF THE MAJORITY OF FARRELL'S REPRINTED BOOKS BY THE WORLD PUBLISHING CO. VAN ALLEN BRADLEY WAS THE LITERARY EDITOR AND COLUMINIST FOR THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS NEWSPAPER. THE BOOKLET CONTAINS 13 B/W PHOTOGRAPHS OF FARRELL AS A BOY, HIS PARENTS AND FARRELL AS AN OLDER MAN AND THERE ARE SCENES OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHICAGO DURING THE TIME OF "STUDS LONIGAN." Size: 6" x 9".
Published by New York: Vanguard Press, 1953
Seller: Lee Madden, Book Dealer, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Staple-bound pamphlet; watermarked, laid paper. Covers clean, lightly scuffed; small area of damp stain on covers at lower joint; 1 x 3 inch chip missing at rear cover lower fore corner; tightly bound; clean interior; slight general age darkening. Essays about James T. Farrell by a number of notable writers, scholars with a short comment by Farrell, too. Illustrated with photos; short Farrell bibliography included. Cf, OCLC # 4751476. 8vo, 28 pp.