Fuchs (Daniel) Summer in Williamsburg
£250
First edition. Author’s first novel.
London, Constable, 1935
This is an exceptional novel about ordinary people. Each of the central characters lives in the same tenement building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, an area inhabited by Jewish immigrants. Rare in d/w.
In stock
VG+/VG, foxing to prelims, otherwise clean contents, no inscriptions. Wrapper is slightly chipped at foot and tail of spine and is price clipped.
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