Mine Enemy Grows Older de King, Alexander - 1958

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Stated First printing.. Stated First Printing, SIGNED by the author (association copy), in both original dust jackets. Clean black paper-covered boards with gold author's name on cover, turquoise cloth spine with gold lettering. 1/16" tear to cloth at top spine edge. No bumping, sharp unworn corners; very slight fading from contact with paper jacket. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean black endpapers. On back of front fly leaf the author has inscribed: "October 1958 - To Kitty and to Moss with thanks, that in a world of stultifying specialization they manage to be charming and decorative and intelligent. - Alex King." 374 pages. Both jackets are clean and not price clipped; the first one (the conservative one) has slight edge wear and one tiny chip at upper spine corner, a few short closed edge tears; the second, with a wild illustration by the author and "NOTE: If this jacket (the author painted it) is too strong for you, take it off. There's a conservative jacket for conservative people underneath), also has some edge wear, small chips at top spine edge. Each now enclosed in removable mylar cover. Autobiography of a man who will have you laughing and cheering as he tells of his navigation in the world of books, art and theater, as well as the larger world of love and trouble. It is the autobiography of the last unselfconscious nonconformist..