ORTIZ, AdalbertoMareMagnum
Kneel to the Rising Sun; THE MAN WHO LOOKED LIKE HIMSELF
0278Nd/np 1933. Quarto. Original typescript of the short story "The Man Who Looked Like Himself" - 8pp. signed "C" with a number of corrections by the author together with a first edition of the book in a very good dust jacket.First published in book form in Caldwell's book of short stories "Kneel To The Rising Sun" The Viking Press New York 1935. An excellent short story examining the trials of a man who can't hold a job because his appearance isn't appropriate to his occupational choices. The Man "finds himself" and contentment when he becomes a butcher. Manuscript with a first edition of the book in dust jacket housed in a custom morocco backed clamshell specifically made to house both items together. <br/><br/> Nd/np [1933] unknown books
