Sanford, John — A Man without Shoes

Los Angeles, California, The Plantin Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. SIGNED Presentation Copy. "John Sanford" is the name of the protagonist of the novel published in 1933 in The Water Wheel, by Julian L. Shapiro, and Shapiro took on the pseudonym then and there. This copy is SIGNED by "Julian," in deep affection for Jesse, "from one horse's ass to another. John." Decorative paper over boards, green buckram cloth-backed, tan paper label over spine, red-lettered. Fore-edge and bottom-edges rough-cut. 452 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good