Tales of a Wayward Inn

Published by Frederick A Stokes, New York, 1938

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Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United KingdomWorlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB)

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First Edition, first printing. Publisher's navy blue board with the price-clipped dust-jacket, torn at ends of the spine and the odd chip elsewhere. A VG+ copy. The author was the owner and manager of the Alogonquin Hotel off Times Square in New York. Opened in 1902 it soon became a theatrical and literary mecca, with its 'Blue Bar' a magnet for the louche and the lost. Among its frequent patrons in the lounge lizards looking for love (through the bottom of a Manhatten) Opened on November 22, 1902, and designed by Goldwin Starrett, it is famous for once hosting the Algonquin Round Table (a witty group of writers, critics, and actors including Dorothy Parker). It is also known for its resident lobby cat (named Hamlet or Matilda) and the iconic Blue Bar.

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Title
Tales of a Wayward Inn
Author
CASE, Frank
Publisher
Frederick A Stokes, New York
Publication year
1938
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Book Type
Book
Edition
1st Edition

Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB)

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