The Laughing Matter

London: Faber and Faber, (1954).

Price: $225.00

Hardcover. First English edition. A little soiling at the base of the spine else fine in very good dustwrapper with a little age-toning, and some tears on the spine, very good. Boldly Signed on the front fly by Elsa Schiaperelli, Italian fashion-designer and the greatest contemporary rival to Coco Channel. Additionally signed by her on the dedication page.

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Item #395227 The Laughing Matter. William SAROYAN.
The Laughing Matter
The Laughing Matter

William Saroyan
birth name: William Saroyan
born: 8/31/1908
died: 5/18/1981

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Biography

American writer who made his initial impact during the Great Depression with a deluge of brash, original, and irreverent stories celebrating the joy of living in spite of poverty, hunger, and insecurity. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore

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