Dust jacket is edgeworn and age-toned with creases and tears to outer edges, notable tears to spine edges which should be handled with care, spine and rear upper panel sunned, unprice clipped; blue cloth boards are sunned and faintly marked with white, gilt titling bright, upper corners bumped; binding is tight; pages are unmarked, upper edges blue and dusty. Herbert Gold's ink signature and dedication to novelist Brian Glanville (to whom this copy belonged) on front endpaper. Books signed by Herbert Gold are extremely scarce. ; 5.75 x 1 x 8.5 inches; 238 pages.

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Title: The Age of Happy Problems [Signed by the Author]
Publisher: Dial Press
Publication Date: 1962
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1125702729
ISBN 13: 9781125702727
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good-
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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In his 30's, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist Gold set out some of his impressions of the 1950s, mostly while travelling the wide world looking for what was not Cleveland. He offers the collection again, to test the validity of history against his predictions. The 1962 edition was published by Dial Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

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Herbert Gold is a novelist, short story writer, and essayist who has made his living as a writer for over fifty years. His books include Haiti: Best Nightmare on Earth and The Magic Will, both available through Transaction Publishers.

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