Lonesome Cities
by McKuen, Rod [Aileen Mehle]
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Lonesome Cities by Rod McKuen, inscribed to Aileen Mehle, the notorious Suzy Knickerbocker.. Octavo, 111 pp., near fine binding with bright clean pages. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Dust jacket near fine, retail price on front flap, illustration of Frank Sinatra on rear panel, small closed tear along top edge of back panel, otherwise fine. Signed by the author and presented to Aileen Mehle a/k/a Suzy Knickerbocker, famed society columnist: "For Aileen with appreciation-- Rod / 24 Sept 68." A nice association copy. Aileen Mehle, better known by her pen name Suzy Knickerbocker, was a nationally syndicated society columnist and journalist. In Television, she was known for her appearances on "What's My Line" during the 1960s. She passed away in 2016 in New York City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10065
- Title
- Lonesome Cities
- Author
- McKuen, Rod [Aileen Mehle]
- Illustrator
- First edition of Lonesome Cities by Rod McKuen, inscribed to Aileen Mehle, the notorious Suzy Knickerbocker.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- first edition Lonesome Cities, signed book Susie Knickerbocker, first edition Rod McKuen, Beyond the Boardwalk McKuen, And Autumn Came, Watch for the Wind, signed book rod McKuen, inscribed book Rod McKuen
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