Fowler, Gene

Salute to Yesterday

New York: Random House, (1937). First Edition. 8vo, 365pp;; cloth-backed patterned boards. A trifle shelf-rubbed; endsheets typically toned; author's bookplate on front pastedown; dust jacket is bright and only slightly rubbed, with a short closed tear at the base of the spine. Item #206142

A family copy with an affectionate presentation inscription from Fowler to his son, also named Gene: "To my much-loved son, Gene, and may you know that I am proud of everything you do. Always. From your father, Gene Fowler, Nov. 11, 1937." Gene Fowler, Jr. became a prominent film editor in Hollywood, and directed the cult-classic "I Was a Teenage Werewolf."

Price: $750.00