PENROD JASHBER
by Booth Tarkington Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. First edition. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. Small label removed from the front endpaper, vertical crease to the spine, a faded area to the lower spine, a few minor stains to the covers, text somewhat tanned, else a very good copy in blue cloth with titles and cameo cover illustration in white; in a fine high quality FACSIMILE dust jacket. Another installment in Tarkington's brilliantly witty and enduringly popular comic portrait of boyhood in a small Midwestern city, immeasurably enhanced by Grant's pitch-perfect line drawings. This time Penrod and his pals take up the detective business and involve themselves in a series of hilarious adventures. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |