ISBN: 9780140033939 - Listen Ruben Fontanez (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 187 pages.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. A 1972 first impression of the first UK paperback edition. Originally published as a hardback in the UK in 1968 by Victor Gollancz. ***Front cover photographs by Humphrey Sutton. ***A very good copy in illustrated card wrappers. Paper not really browned. No foxing. Edges slightly creased and rubbed. Inscription to top of front free endpaper reads 'Proof read Sept. 1971 V.L.R.'. No tears or creasing. Spine tight with no reading creases. Spine faded from orange to yellow and title faded to white. ***186 pages plus a two page publisher's advert at the rear. 182mm x 111mm. ***'An important new novel by an outstanding young American writer, Listen Ruben Fontanez gives an unforgettable picture of the tenements of West Side New York and the destructive insecurity of the conditions under which its youth grow up.' [Quote from rear cover]***'Jay Neugeboren (born May 30, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.' Quote from Wiki. ***First impression of the first UK paperback edition in nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Humphrey Sutton [front cover photographs] (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1972 Penguin Paperback 1st Edition 1st Impression Very good clean tight binding.