Description: THORNE SMITH "Rain in the Doorway". Signed, First Edition. The Odyssey of Mr. Hector Owen. When the mysterious hand pulled Hector(who was waiting pretty hopelessly for his wife)through the rainswept, dismal doorway on a depressing New York street. It pulled him in at the same time to a new life,a life where inhibitions vanished and dreams come true. For this is the odyssey of Mr. Owen, the average man, who never had his share of fun,whom life bullied and harried,who wanted nothing so much as to go away somewhere and hide. Instead, through the miraculous doorway was to meet love, adventure and quantitiesof triple martinis. This is typical of the wit of Thorne Smith. This copy is in good condition,no tears, nicks or damage to the book. The dust jacket has small nicks shown in photos. Now protected by a Mylar type cover.
Price: 500 GBP
Location: Crawley
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Shipping Cost: 15.68 GBP
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition
Year Printed: 1933
Region: North America
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Binding: Hardback
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: Humour
Author: Thorne Smith
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc.
Fiction Subject: Humour
Original/Reproduction: Original
