Strictly From Hunger

New York: Random House, 1937. First Edition. 221pp. 8vo. Cloth. Fine in Very Good unclipped pictorial blue dust jacket. First Edition. 221pp. 8vo. Third Book from Perelman.

1937. PERELMAN, S.J. STRICTLY FROM HUNGER. New York: Random House, (1937). First edition. Some of the stories collected here were previously published in The New Yorker, College Humor, Life, Judge, and Contact. 8vo., orange cloth with horizontal green strip lettered in gilt. Bookseller's stamp to ffep. Some light overall exterior soil, especially at top-edge of bookblock. Small spot of… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, some small, shallow chips, closed tears, and light overall wear. Inscribed by Perelman on the front fly: "To Laurence Edmunds - Prince of good fellows, gay blade, roisterer, and lover of sultry-eyed women… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Contemporary owner's signature on front fly, near fine in very good price-clipped dustwrapper with a few small chips, closed tears, and with some old tape repairs on the inside. A very good copy of Perelman's third book (and second solely authored book), a… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1937. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by Robert Benchley. Fine in very good or better dustwrapper with a few tiny nicks and tears and a litttle rubbing, still a superior copy of the author's scarce third book, a collection of short pieces including one, "Good News, Bibliophiles!" that has the temerity to make… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, Inc., 1937. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 221 pp, Introduction by Robert Benchley, 21 titled "funny" pieces by S. J. Perelman, Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, with slightly age-toned textblock, maroon red cloth covered boards, blue background to gilt letters, 5.8" x 8.25". DJ unclipped, with closed tears and 1"… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, 1937. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust cloth, lettered in gilt on dark green fields. No statement of edition/ptg. on copyright page. Cloth is a bit soiled in a few areas, with spine panel rather dulled and showing thin strips of surface loss at extremities. Text… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Random House, [1937]. FIRST EDITION. Fine book in a bright, near fine dust jacket with some very minor edge wear at top of spine panel. Author's uncommon second book.