Humboldt’s Gift

Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner’s name and date in black biro to f.f.e. Otherwise fine. In fine dust jacket. *** Apparently based on Bellow’s friendship with the poet Delmore Schwartz, this is a rich and often hilarious novel about American literature, theatre and academia, as well as a riveting tale of the criminal underworld in Chicago. Staff recommendation; beautiful copy.