PRISON ETIQUETTE ~ The Convict's Compendium of Useful Information

The Inmates [with Preface by Christopher Isherwood; editors Holley Cantine and Dachine Rainer]

Published by Retort Press, Bearsville, NY, 1950

About this Item

6 3/8" x 9 7/16", 138 pp., gray card covers with black illustration and titling to front, black cloth spine. First Edition. Limited Edition. Illustrated by Lowell Naeve. The prison wisdom of 15 ex-inmates, a book praised by the great Aldous Huxley. From the preface by Christopher Isherwood: "Maybe you will never go to prison, either willingly or unwillingly. Maybe you disagree completely with the stand which these men took. . . . But . . . the problems raised by this book extend far beyond the usual categories of 'right' and 'wrong,' expediency and inexpediency. They touch all our lives. . . . I wish it could be read by everybody in the United States." This copy in Very Good condition with only minor wear, soiling, a few small marks and small corner bumps/creases; see photo enlarged. Internally clean with only age-toning to page edges. The book was originally bound with black cloth tape on the spine; this is not a repair, even though it has a 'home-made' look to it (that's because it was - using a Gordon upright footpedal press, etc.). Very Good. Seller Inventory # 02650v

Bibliographic Details

Title: PRISON ETIQUETTE ~ The Convict's Compendium ...

Publisher: Retort Press, Bearsville, NY

Publication Date: 1950

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good