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"Boil Some Water --- Lot's of It" and "Marihuana and a Pistol"; Esquire Magazine, March 1940.
Chicago: Esquire Magazine, 1940. First edition. First appearances for both Fitzgerald's story, "Boil Some Water --- Lot's of It," and Himes "Marihuana and a Pistol." Also includes Nelson Algren, Sherwood Anderson, et al. Rubs to spine ends and small tear to bottom front cover otherwise near fine in large pictorial..... Item #39644 More
CONVERSATIONS WITH NELSON ALGREN.
New York: Hill and Wang, (1964). First edition. "Nelson Algren reveals himself -- without reservations" (from the dust jacket flap). From the collection of Rolland B. Comstock with his armorial bookplate under the dust jacket flap on front pastedown. Near fine in very good dust jacket with tanning to spine..... Item #53582 More
CORRESPONDENCE FROM NELSON ALGREN TO JOHN CIARDI: Six typed letters, postcard, Christmas card all signed by Algren.
1954-1963. Typed correspondence signed simply "Nelson" with the exception of the Christmas card which is signed in full. To poet and long-time friend John Ciardi (1916 - 1986), a poetry editor for the Saturday Review and Breadloaf Writers' Conference director. 1954 postcard from Algren notifies Ciardi he's sending Italian translations..... Item #53851 More
GALENA GUIDE.
Galena, IL: The City of Galena, 1937. First edition. Considered his first book or contribution. In the "American Guide Series," a Works Progress Administration Federal Writers' Project that funded writers during the Depression. Blue paperwraps featuring a silhouette of Illinois; printed on front only in dark blue and gilt. Bit..... Item #54241 More
THE LAST CAROUSEL.
New York: Putnam's Sons, (1973). First edition of this collection of stories. INSCRIBED by Algren (covering the full front endpaper), "with best wishes to Jeen" followed by one of his signature cat drawings, signed and dated June 1978, and colored with light blue and yellow streaks and whirls. Two small..... Item #53734 More
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM.
Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1949. First edition. A fine, bright copy, lacking dust jacket. Item #51740 More
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1949. First edition. SIGNED BY ALGREN on publisher's tipped-in page. Winner of the first National Book Award and made into the movie that resurrected Frank Sinatra's career. Spine lightly soiled otherwise near fine. In about very good, price-clipped dust jacket with mild age toning, shallow..... Item #54066 More
NEVER COME MORNING.
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1942). First edition. INSCRIBED BY ALGREN, "For Jimmy Cannon, Who knows it's from the depths the stars shine clearest, God bless his Merry Christmas. Nelson Algren, '57." Journalist Jimmy Cannon (1909-1973) was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his coverage of the..... Item #54153 More
SOMEBODY IN BOOTS.
New York: Vanguard Press, (1935). First edition of the author's first book. Based on his experiences living in Texas during the Great Depression. The title refers to someone with authority--namely bosses and police; poor folk and the powerless just wore shoes or went barefoot. Minor binding-glue bleed-through near inner hinges..... Item #53567 More
WHO LOST AN AMERICAN?
New York: Macmillan Co., (1963). First edition. SIGNED by Algren. Essays on travels, Playboy, etc. Near fine with cloth spine and paper baords showing a little rubbing on tips; in very good dust jacket with some edgewear and tiny chipping on corners and spine ends. Item #52683 More
WHO LOST AN AMERICAN?
New York: Macmillan Company, (1963). First edition. His travel writings -- of a sort -- focusing on trips to England, Seville, Crete, Istanbul, Paris, et al. LARRY McMURTY'S COPY with his signature dated "1964" at head of front endpaper. Touch of foxing to endpapers and few bumps to lower front..... Item #55008 More
WHO LOST AN AMERICAN?.
New York: Macmillan Company, (1963). First edition. His travel writings, of a sort -- covering trips to England, Seville, Crete, Istanbul, Paris, et al. INSCRIBED to Richard Elman, "Best wishes/ To Dick Elman/ from/ Nelson Algren/ May 16 1963." Elman and Gene McGarr's interview, "A Converation with Nelson Algren," ran..... Item #53974 More
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