LOON LAKE
New York: Random House, 1980. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Cloth. SIGNED by the Author on the front free endpaper, tall 8vo, brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and facsimile author's signature in gold on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) by Paul Bacon, tan endpapers, [x] + 258 pages + [3: blanks}, [1] About the Author. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #10155
ISBN: 039450691X
Edgar Lawrence "E. L." Doctorow (1931 – 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known internationally for his works of historical fiction. He has been described as one of the most important American novelists of the 20th century.
He wrote twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama. They included the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005).
A number of Doctorow's novels were also adapted for the screen, including, Welcome to Hard Times (1967), with Henry Fonda, Daniel (1983), starring Timothy Hutton, and Billy Bathgate (1991) starring Dustin Hoffman. His most notable adaptations were for the film Ragtime (1981) and the Broadway musical of the same name (1998), which won four Tony Awards.--Wiki
Near FINE COPY: tight, bright, and internally clean. Slight soil to cloth cover & slight wear to the unclipped dj. No previous owner or remainder marks.
Price: $45.00