First edition of the author's first book, number 177 of 520 copies; 8vo; bookplate on front pastedown; publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt, printed dust-jacket, clipped, slightly toned, minor chipping to top edge, but overall very good. An unusually good copy of Dahlberg's first book, published first in London in both a limited and trade edition; recounting the author's childhood experiences at an orphanage in Kansas City and his travels in the American West. Roberts B26 (Lawrence). Seller Inventory # 100387

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Bottom Dogs. With an Introduction by D.H. ...

Publisher: London G.P. Putnam's Sons

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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