Gold, Herbert

Family: A Novel in the Form of a Memoir

ISBN: 0877953325
New York, NY: Arbor House, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. "Through the prism of its women- grandmothers, mothers, wives, daughters- shines the texture of an immigrant Jewish family that must face old truths and new in the turbulence of America in Depression, in war, and war's aftermath. From turn-of-the-century Russia to modern-day Cleveland, Family is the richly evocative testament of five generations as they mark and hold their place in a country both generous and unforgiving, armed only with their heritage- at once a burden and a glory." (from front flap) The popular autobiographical novel-memoir by Herbert Gold (1924-2023), the acclaimed & prolific Jewish-American novelist who was a close friend & contemporary of Allen Ginsberg, as well as a long-time resident of San Francisco- although not considered among the writers of the Beat Generation. Hardcover in unclipped first-issue dust jacket (with $11.95 price printed at front flap, "10-81" at rear flap), first edition, first printing as indicated by number sequence on copyright page. From the collection of Barbara (1935-2023) & Irving (1933-2018) Nusbaum, world travellers, connoisseurs, eminent collectors of art & books- the dearly beloved parents of this grieving writer. This volume is exemplary of those that appealed especially to my father, whose legacy as the first American-born offspring of an immigrant Jewish family is echoed in its pages. A classic Gold collectible in its rarest contemporary form, with distinguished & relevant provenance. Book in very fine condition with only a hint of rubbing & browning to grey front & rear cover boards; a bit of wear at edges & corners of same & spine. Interior very fine, substantially mint. Dust jacket relatively quite fine-verging-on-very-fine with light rubbing, browning & faint scratching to front, back covers, spine & flaps; very slight wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; several very short streaks of blue ink(?) nearest lower right edge/corner of front cover; one short, angled crease from upper left edge of rear flap to left side edge of same. Very Fine / Fine- Very Fine. [Item #6458]

Price: $40.00