Royko, Mike

Up Against It

Henry Regnery Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good / Very Good. Item #L066998

Short tear to lower edge of upper jacket cover (at spine edge); slight rubbing and browning, minor nicks to jacket; slight internal browning to edges. vi, [4], 214 pages. Author's first book, containing 64 short essays in all; ' ... concerned with the fads and foibles of the Second City's colorful inhabitants' (jacket front flyleaf). Introduction by Bill Mauldin. Boldly signed by Royko in blue ink marker on front free endpaper (slightly faded); original partial printed leaf (wrapper?) from Marshall Field & Company also present.

Price: $150.00