The Road To Los Angeles

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover in mylar jacket. Very slight tanning to top edge. Near fine. 8vo. 167pp. Cloth spine with printed paper label. Trade edition: one of 400 cloth-bound copies.

Fante's debut novel in a British edition. text unmarked. Front cover lower right bent a bit . Rear cover has dirt spots. good read about a young man trying to find his place in the world . in the 1930's depression California,

California, U.S.A.: Black Sparrow Press, 1985. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine in the original acetate jacket. Number 13 of 150 limited edition copies hand bound in boards by Earl Gray.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparow Press, 1985. 1st . Hardcover. Fine/fine. One of 150 numbered copies. Publisher's original acetate dust jacket.

Tight, square, uncreased spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Very little shelf-wear. Black Sparrow Press began posthumously publishing Fante's then out-of-print works in the late 1970s, at the suggestion of house favorite Charles Bukowski ('Fante was my god,' he said), who had happened upon the writer's work in the LA Public Library. The Road to Los Angeles, Fante's first novel and chronologically… Saber más sobre este artículo

Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa, 1985. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear. This novel introduces Fante's alter ego Arturo Bandini who reappears in Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), Ask the Dust (1939), and Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982). The manuscript was discovered among John Fante's papers after his death in May, 1983 by his… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback / softback. New.

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1985.. First edition, numbered issue.. 164 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards and cloth spine with printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. One of 150 numbered copies. One of four novels by Fante concerning Arturo Bandini. Written in 1936, but unpublished until this edition.

Santa Barbara: Ecco, 1985. Soft cover. Good. 0876856490 164 numbered page trade paperback (1985,c1985) in good condition, no printings listed on copyright page, some light rubs to cover

Paperback. Acceptable.

Ecco, May 2002. Paper Back. Very Good. Tight binding. Clean copy. Unmarked text. Light shelfware to exterior.

Ecco, 2002. Trade Paperback. New. New.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New York: Ecco, 2002. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good. 164 pp. Written in 1936, Fante's first novel wasn't published until 1985. The novel is one of four featuring Fante's alter ego Arturo Bandini. Previously published by Black Sparrow Press.

Harper Perennial, 2002-06-05. Paperback. Used: Good.

Harper Perennial, 2002-05-31. Paperback. Used:Good.

Harper Perennial, 2002-05-31. Paperback. Used:Good.

CollectibleLikeNew. 1982, Santa Barbara with color title page. Text block, wraps and binding are in fine, like new condition. absolutely no markings of any kind. As if unread. Minor tanning to spine.Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

New. .

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.