Post Office, a Novel
(London, 1974): London Magazines Edition. First London Edition. Octavo. Item #031538
149 pages. The remarkable book that describes the nightmare of being employed in the U.S. Post Office. Beginning to work during the Christmas Rush where the eagerness to get bodies to sort mail allowed for his less than ideal appearance and his love of alcohol to function. This book became a classic not only in the U.S. but worldwide. Besides his life as a mailman in Los Angeles, he deals with the jail-like structure inside but where he was able to mix drinking, women, poverty, tough physical labor with a love for the racetrack. Bound in red cloth, spine lettering black, previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper, a near fine bright copy in clipped decorative dust jacket with tiny nick near head, Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper.
Price: $475.00