Author: BYRNE, Robert
Title: Memories of a Non-Jewish Childhood
Description: New York, Lyle Stuart, Inc, 1970. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards with black spine lettering, price-clipped dust jacket. 192pp. Near fine/near fine. Tight and handsome first edition of this (to cite front jacket panel) "Most Unusual Novel," a comedy about growing up Catholic in Dubuque, Iowa -- signed large and bold by Byrne in black ballpoint on title page. Byrne (1930-2016) was a writer and billiard master who wrote a great many novels, nonfiction and pool/billiards guides -- but "Memories" is his first and by far his best-known book. Surprisingly scarce, especially signed. .
Keywords: American Literature
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Title: Memories of a Non-Jewish Childhood
Description: New York, Lyle Stuart, Inc, 1970. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards with black spine lettering, price-clipped dust jacket. 192pp. Near fine/near fine. Tight and handsome first edition of this (to cite front jacket panel) "Most Unusual Novel," a comedy about growing up Catholic in Dubuque, Iowa -- signed large and bold by Byrne in black ballpoint on title page. Byrne (1930-2016) was a writer and billiard master who wrote a great many novels, nonfiction and pool/billiards guides -- but "Memories" is his first and by far his best-known book. Surprisingly scarce, especially signed. .
Keywords: American Literature
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 49486
- Book number: 49486
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