"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke
Social Security No. 438-10-1408.
New York, NY: A Milestone Book, Comet Press Books, 1958. [Psychological memoir]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6] 73 [1]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page, dated 24th November 1959. In publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Green endpapers. With original cream dust-jacket. Chips to jacket corners, especially head and tail of spine, and top corners of the back cover. Jacket lightly browned with some spotting. Very good. Something of a stream-of-consciousness exploration of a Louisiana man's restless early life spent constantly travelling between his home and California, including periods spent in the Navy psychiatric ward and living as a hobo. Item #49543
Price: £350.00
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