L.A. Days, L.A. Nights by Stephen Brook - 1993-07

St. Martins Press, NY, 1993,, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardback VG in VG pink and black pictorial dj. First American Ed. A journey through America's city of dreams. 372 pp. including index. Map of greater L.A. on endpapers showing Santa Monica Bay, Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley, down to Anaheim and Garden Grove. Here Brook explores the soul of the city, reveling in its diversity and looking at its problems. He offers insights into this complex society.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Pr, 1993 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, some soiling to page edges, dj has some rubbing.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (21.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with a double-page map of greater Los Angeles (from San Fernando, Santa Monica Bay, and Long Beach, down to Anaheim and Garden Grove). From the Dust Jacket: "Brook offers telling insights into this complex society at the edge of the American frontier and touches upon what it means not only to be an Angeleno, but also an American." A captivating look at the city's frenetic pace, its languid style, New Age gurus, surfers, cocaine-snorting film actors, grinding poverty and violence, expansive freeways, rustic canyons, California cuisine, the phenomenon of mansionization, cosmetic surgery, movie studios, gang warfare, drop-out rates, etc. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 372pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Octavo. 372pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

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