Geraldine Bradshaw

New York: Vanguard Press, 1950. First Edition. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in copper foil on spine and author's initials on front panel; yellow topstain; dustjacket; 415pp. Some very light offset from binders glue on pastedowns, else Fine, with the topstain notably bright. Dustjacket is unclipped, with some pinpoint rubbing at the edges and light wear at the spine ends; Near Fine. The author's second book, detailing the sordid lives of a Chicago bellhop and copy boy on the homefront during World War II, and their attempts to seduce a young, attractive elevator operator. Though not in Hanna, the novel provides an accurate portrayal of American homefront life during the war.