E.L. Doctorow. Stayed first edition, first printing. Dust Jacket: Very Good+ An unclipped jacket designed by the great Paul Bacon. Jacket has early signs of wear with yellowing, otherwise solid.
Hardcover: Very Good+ New York: Random House, 1985. No writing or markings in this sturdy edition, 288 pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House.
Perhaps the author most powerful book. A chronicle of a New York boyhood in the 1930's, a time of depression, ever growing tensions in Europe and the glittering futuristic promise of the New York City World's Fair. A collectible copy, listed well below market value.
