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1956 The Black and the Red
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Description
First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
First edition.
In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.
'The Black and the Red' is a detective novel by Elliot Paul. It follows Detective Homer Evans as he examines a Las Vegas mystery involving both gangsters and atomic scientists.
Elliot Paul (1891-1958) was an American journalist and author. He worked for the Chicago Tribune and the Paris Herald, as well as the experimental literary journal 'transition'. He was a close friend to both James Joyce and Gertrude Stein.
Collated, complete.
Condition
In the original cloth binding, in the price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with no noticeable faults other than a bit o fading to top edge of boards. Prior owner's pencil inscription to front paste down. Dust wrapper is very smart, with a few marks to the wraps and very minimal edge wear. A bit of age-toning to the reverse of wraps with residue left from sticker on one of the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout.
Near Fine
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