Work of Darkness
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 279. Black cloth, titles stamped in red on the spine. Spine ends crimped and edges rubbed, boards and binding otherwise crisp and tight, leaf edges faintly age toned. In the dust jacket printed in black and blood red with price $3.50 intact on the front flap. Jacket rubbed, edges crimped and short closed tears, chips to spine ends, edges age toned, light foxing to back panel. Very Good / Good+. Item #6172
"A novel of youth in the jungles of New York...The story behind the headlines." East Side kids Lenny the orthodox Jew, Juan the Puerto Rican, and Joe the Pole join the Panthers to have a home. Karney grew up on the East Side and was a gang member himself. Dust jacket preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
Price: $50.00