O'hara

1934 · 13314J — New York: Harcourt 1934. First Edition of the Author’s First Novel. Laid in is a terrific Autograph Postcard Signed from John O’Hara dated September 2 1934 sent from San Francisco and depicting the handsome St. Francis Hotel. Comically addressed to a woman “Chevalier Charlot Rosenberg†sent to her at a bar named “Tony’s 59 West 52 New York NY.†Here I come in a V-8 Phaeton. Lover to Whiskers and the rest of the Reading Club. John O’Hara. In the middle of the card O’Hara has drawn a sketch of himself speeding along in a 1930s phaeton automobile being chased by a motorcycle cop. The postcard was written at the time of Appointment In Samarra’s huge publication success. Very good copy in a later issue dust jacket with some minor dampstaining and a bit of edge wear. Harcourt unknown books