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FANTE, John (1909-1983). Ask the Dust. New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
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Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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FANTE, John (1909-1983). Ask the Dust. New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939.


8vo. Original tan buckram lettered in brown (front joint slightly leaned); in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (spine sunned with small tear affecting the "U" in "Dust", some chipping at extreme ends, light soiling to rear panel). Provenance: Earle Y. Sullivan (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of the author's second novel that is considered to be the quintessential novel of Los Angeles and Fante's "best work...a cult classic" (ANB).