Richard Price — The Breaks

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this insightful novel from American writer Richard Price, signed and inscribed by the author. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author to the front endpaper with an inscription. Following the life of Peter Keller, a young liberal arts graduate, as he moves back into his father's apartment in Yonkers after failing to get into law school and quickly self-destructs. Written by Richard Price, an American novelist and screenwriter, whose novels explore late-20th-century urban America in a gritty, realistic manner that has brought him considerable literary acclaim. In the original quarter purple cloth binding with red paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small closed tear. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.