CHEEVER, John.
The Brigadier and the Golf Widow.
The Brigadier and the Golf Widow.
Stock Code 119626
New York Harper & Row, 1964.
inscribed to Malcolm Cowley
Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the writer and editor Malcolm Cowley and his second wife Muriel in black on the half-title: 'To Malcolm and Muriel with love from John'. Cowley was editor of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, and is credited with being the discoverer of John Cheever.First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author; 8vo; production flaw to verso of front free endpaper, else unmarked internally; publisher's black cloth, gilt and red lettering to spine, with the unclipped dustjacket, spine panel very slightly toned, minor rubbing to extremities, else very good plus; housed in custom red cloth drop-back box.
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