Last Exit to Brooklyn

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1964. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Author's first novel, a dark & chilling portrait of the underbelly of his native Brooklyn, New York, which was the subject of an obscenity trial in Britain. Made into an equally dark movie in 1989. Orig. published in segments in various literary magazines, 1957-1964, this is the First Edition, Second Printing, in hardcover by Grove Press from 1964. With a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine lettered in dark red & red paper over boards, the book is in only Good condition, downgraded primarily due to a dampstain that impacts the outer page edges on the lower third of the book along the fore edge only: inside is unmarked. Small stain of similar nature along top outside page edges near spine. Otherwise, it is generally clean, binding straight & strong, pages modestly tanned, endpapers more heavily. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $5.00 price intact) is also Good, downgraded due to soiling/darkening to spine & edgewear all around. Nicely protected in new archival mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.