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[BRODOVITCH, Alexey] MANVILLE, Bill; ATTIE, David.

Saloon Society.

Saloon Society.

The diary of a year beyond aspirin by Bill Manville. Photographs by David Attie. Design by Alexey Brodovitch.

Stock Code 111742

New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1960

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Inscribed by Bill Manville. First edition, inscribed: 'Nat– / Trouble! / Bill / Manville / PM – [...]'. This book is based on Bill Manville's weekly column for the Village Voice, which covered downtown saloon society. Here, he portrays the chaotic life of a fictional character named A. E. Kugelman accompanied by David Attie's photographs.

First edition, inscribed by Bill Manville on the front free endpaper; 4to (250 x 188 mm, 9¾ x 7½ in); black-and-white photographs printed in offset, light toning to edges; cream endpapers, black cloth-covered boards, titles stamped in white on spine, photo-illustrated dust-jacket, light toning, handling marks, short tear to upper flapfold, an excellent copy; 124, [3]pp.

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