Most of the stories in "McSorley's Wonderful Saloon" are about the low life in New York City. Mitchell presents an admiring description of the eccentricities of the owners and customers of McSorley's, one of the oldest and most independent saloons in the city.
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Most of the stories in "McSorley's Wonderful Saloon" are about the low life in New York City. Mitchell presents an admiring description of the eccentricities of the owners and customers of McSorley's, one of the oldest and most independent saloons in the city.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Penguin #557; 274pp; Creasing to covers, scuffing to back cover, staining to top edge, pages age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good condition. Collection of masterful New Yorker pieces by Joseph Mitchell about interesting & colorful lowlife characters in New York in the 1930s & 40s. Includes his first portrait of Joe Gould, "Professor Sea Gull." Excellent reading.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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VG+ No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Medium brown textured paper covered boards, lettered in burgundy. 1st ed. thus. 253 pp. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities, minor indentation along top front cover edge, small chip/loss at head of rear joint. Lacking dust jacket.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth, black paper covered boards, lettered in gold foil. Former owner's embossed name stamp to bottom corners of front flyleaf and main title, otherwise unmarked and about as issued. Dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. 1st ptg. xi, 371 pp.
