The SAGA of FRANKIE & JOHNNY; Beautifully Engraved by JOHN HELD JR
New York: Walter V. McKee, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 49 pages. 26 x 17 cm. Limited edition - 1 of 50, specially bound, containing an extra set of Illustrations, and signed (twice) by Mr. Held. "The engraving of these blocks has taken many hours and a strong right arm, but in doing them I have lived again a wild free existence in an Inter-Rocky Mountain settlement with my friends the whores, the pimps, the gamblers, the hop-heads and the lenient police, who used to know 'The Mormon Kid.'" - John Held Jr. Full set of 25 extra images plus title page, housed in original envelope. Interior and boards clean, slip case toned and rubbed. Red velvet boards, in orignal slipcase. Very good, in good slip case. Item #4999
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