LOVE HERE IS MY HAT and Other Stories by Saroyan, William - 1938

NY: Modern Age Books, Inc. . VG. 1938. 1st Edition. Paperback Digest. Modern Age Book #39, 1938. 5 1/2" x 7 3/4" digest sized paperback orig inal. Very Good condition. Book has a 4" diagonal crease to the front cover's lower right corner. Rubs to the corners and spine tips. The fr ont cover is mildly faded at its upper and outer edges. The half title page has a 3/4" horizontal closed tear at its outer edge. Contents a re otherwise clean, tight & unmarked. Collection of short stories. .

New York: Modern Age Books, [1938]. 1st. Very good condition. Cover and title page illustrated by John Groth. Bound in the publisher's original color printed wrapper.

New Hampshire: Modern Age Books. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good in Wrappers. Owner inscription. Some damp staining. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

New York: Modern Age Books, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Spine faded, else very good with some light staining to interior pages.. First Edition. Softcover. This copy is boldly INSCRIBED by Saryoan on the inside front cover to his friend, the Italian Sculptor, Beniamino Bufano: "To my friend Beniamino Bufano, with great admiration / Bill Saroyan / ? 7 March 1938." Beniamino "Bene" Bufano (1890-1970) was an Italian American sculptor best known for his large-scale peace monuments and modernist works featuring smooth animal forms and simple shapes. Somewhat scarce early collection by the celebrated Armenian-American novelist. Being also signed to a prominent sculptor and friend of Saroyan makes this a unique and special association copy. 8vo, pictorial wrappers. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Signed First Edition, Modern Age Books, 1938, Paper, with the following inscription to noted Patron of the Arts, "To Henry Church, whom I have never had the pleasure of meeting, but with sincere greetings, nevertheless - William Saroyan, S.F. Aug. 1938." Bound in original pink pictorial wrappers, a very bright, fresh copy - lettering a bit faded at spine with slight rubbing to corners.