Up in the Old Hotel by Mitchell, Joseph - 1992

Pantheon Books, 1992 Mitchell (1908-1996) was from North Carolina originally, but after 1930 he was associated with New York. He worked for newspapers and eventually The New Yorker magazine. The sale volume is a collection of the best of his articles from a long career, some fiction but mostly memoir. Eighth printing of the first edition with number line showing only 8 9. Black paper boards bound at spine with black cloth; silver lettering on front board and spine. Binding tight but there is a definite cocking to the spine because of poor placement. Clean and bright with no unusual wear. Unclipped dust jacket has minor bumping but no tears. This is a large, heavy book that has been read several times so there is some nornal looseness in the binding. A very attractive volume. 718 pages.