The Disinherited - Jack Conroy Inscribed First Edition 1933

Conroy, Jack

Published by Covici Friede

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The Disinherited - Jack Conroy, Inscribed First Edition, Covici Friede Publishers 1933; With nine-line inscription reading: "For Fannie [Shoor?] with very best wishes, Jack Conroy Chicago, Nov. 13. 1938 and let this be a lesson to you: never gamble again." A classic work of 1930's American proletarian fiction by Conroy, drawn from his own working-class upbringing and time spent drifting between jobs in the Midwest acquiring class and revolutionary consciousness. Conroy, known as the Sage of Moberly (Moberly, Missouri) was a leading figure in the proletarian literary movement of the 1930s. He served as editor of the radical leftist magazines Rebel Poet, The Anvil, and The New Anvil from 1931 to 1941 and collaborated with Arna Bontemps on a number of black history and juvenile works through the Illinois Writers Project; Red cloth stamped in black, navy topstain, pp. [2], 1-8, 9-310, [8], in the iconic Murray Levin jacket, priced $2.00; VG book with some minor fraying to spine ends and fore-edge corners, minor spotting to a handful of pages, in a Good jacket with a large chip to spine tail, other chipping to spine head, fore-edge corners, and head of front panel, spine toned, a couple small stains to front panel, discreet tape reinforcement to joints and tears on interiorRIDEOUT pp. 182-185, BLAKE pp. 251, MILES 4984.

Seller Inventory # 305882853344

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Disinherited - Jack Conroy Inscribed First Edition 1933
• Publisher: Covici Friede
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: signed and inscribed by author or artist