Tales for Salesmen (From the Personal Library of Dust-Jacket Illustrator H. Lawrence Hoffman)
New York: Frederick Fell, Inc., 1951. H. Lawrence Hoffman. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #018200
8vo.,245pp. Solid First Edition, Stated FIrst Printing. Bound in red cloth with lettering in gold on spine. Illustrations and jacket design by E. Lawrence Hoffman. Square and tight with a touch of offsetting to end-papers but little if any page toning. V A hint of wear at extremities. Very well-preserved. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.95), has a couple of tiny chips and closed edge-tears. Moderate soiling. Still bright and complete and quite presentable. Though not marked in any way, this came directly from the library of H. Lawrence Hoffman who illustrated the dust-jacket. His son, David Hoffman, the noted documentary filmmaker, has signed a statement with information about his father, the artist, and attesting that the book was from his library. A copy of this is included. A pretty collectable copy of a scarce title and at a great price.
Price: $35.00