Tales for Salesmen (From the Personal Library of Dust-Jacket Illustrator H. Lawrence Hoffman)

8vo.,245pp. Solid First Edition, Stated FIrst Printing. Bound in red cloth with lettering in gold on spine. Illustrations and jacket design by E. Lawrence Hoffman. Square and tight with a touch of offsetting to end-papers but little if any page toning. V A hint of wear at extremities. Very well-preserved. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.95), has a couple of tiny chips and closed edge-tears. Moderate soiling. Still bright and complete and quite presentable. Though not marked in any way, this came directly from the library of H. Lawrence Hoffman who illustrated the dust-jacket. His son, David Hoffman, the noted documentary filmmaker, has signed a statement with information about his father, the artist, and attesting that the book was from his library. A copy of this is included. A pretty collectable copy of a scarce title and at a great price.