Working for the Reader: A Chronicle of Culture, Literature, War and Politics in Books from the 1950's to the Present.
New York: Horizon Press, [1970]. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. 249pp. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear only. Item #45783
ISBN: 0818011246
Tight and handsome first edition. Alfred Kazin introduces this interesting book-centered critique. Appropriate autograph addition: Tipped in facing the title page as a kind of frontispiece is a 5" X 8" manila envelope front signed by Mitgang in black fineline at upper left above the "New York Times" printed name/address and addressed by him to old friend Arnold Gates (1914-93, noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar). Undated, but postal labels dated 16 January 1980.
Price: $50.00
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