Dago Red

New York: Viking, 1940. Book. Illus. by Angelo, Valenti. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Evidence of a book plate removal on front pastedown. Light fading to lettering on dustjacket spine. There is a 1" closed tear on fold between spine & front panel. Dustjacket is not price clipped and has no rubbing or chipping. A beautiful copy in collector… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Publisher's coarse blue cloth binding decorated in red. Near Fine, with light toning to spine cloth and previous owner name inked to front free end paper. In a Near Fine dust jacket with publisher's original price intact, light edge wear, light toning to rear… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1940. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by John Fante on a tipped in sheet. Publisher's coarse blue cloth binding decorated in red; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with light lean to binding, slight toning to spine, dust-soiling, spotting to plum topstain, bookseller ticket to rear paste down and… Read more about this item

1940. First Edition . Signed. FANTE, John. Dago Red. New York: Viking, 1940. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. $5500.First edition of a pivotal work by Fante, ranked with Chandler and Saroyan and of vital importance to Charles Bukowski, who called him, ""my god… a lifetime influence on my writing,"" with 13 stories together in print for the… Read more about this item

Viking Press, 1940. 1st Edition . Near-fine with tiny bookseller label at bottom inside corner of rear pastedown, otherwise bright and clean inside and out (appears never to have been read). In a near-fine dust jacket (price clipped) which is clean and vibrant with a touch of wear and two small closed tears to the top edge. … Read more about this item