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Nathanael West. The Day of the Locust....
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"This is a novel about Hollywood -- but not the Hollywood of glamorous movie stars and illiterate producers. It is a story about Hollywood's lunatic fringe..."
Nathanael West. The Day of the Locust. New
York: Random House, [1939].FIRST EDITION. With a lengthy inscription by the author on the front free endpaper recto, signed and dated "Feb. 4 '40 / Hollywood," less than a year before his untimely death. Octavo. Publisher's red cloth, printed paper spine label. Original illustrated dust jacket. Housed in a custom quarter red morocco and red cloth clamshell, spine lettered in gilt.
Condition: Spine sunned, boards with a few minor stains, some edgewear. Some toning to textblock. Dust jacket unclipped ($2.00), rubbed and with mild toning, somewhat worn, a few chips and short tears.
References: White 5.
Auction Info
2023 December 15 Historical Platinum Session Signature® Auction #6280 (go to Auction Home page)
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