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THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA: A Novel
by Niven Busch New York: Simon and Schuster, (1965). First edition, first printing. Statement "First printing" to the copyright page. SIGNED by the author to the front end-paper. Dust jacket art by Paul Bacon. A novel about American candidates, campaigns, political maneuvers, state and national politics, republican and democratic parties, and how a politician makes it to the Presidency. A fictionalized loose portrayal of Richard Nixon. Busch is most famous for the screenplays he wrote during the first half of his life before becoming a full-time novelist, including POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE and DUEL IN THE SUN--which he adapted from his own novel. Mild cream spotting to the blue upper page edges, else near fine in blue linen with gilt embossed titles to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles to a red panel to the spine, blue-and-white headband and tail-band, upper page edges blue; in a nearly fine dust jacket with very short tears to the upper spine edge; original printed $5.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! |