"Gentlemen In Waiting" 1940 PECKHAM, Ted Oliver Messel

"Gentlemen In Waiting" 1940 PECKHAM, Ted Oliver MesselPECKHAM, Ted [126] pp. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc. 1940 First Edition 8 3 8" x 5 7 8" Illustrated by Pelagie Doane Ted Peckham, the proprietor of an escort service, was good copy in the caf society era. A Midwestern boy whose family was impoverished by the Depression, he relocated to Manhattan in search of a better life and found it by delivering a better evening to lonely women. This book is a collection of the amusing and outrageous letters he

giving the impression of sparkling jewels lying on a black velvet cloth

VG/ VGA scarce title that is very uncommon in this condition is one of Coatwsorth's best books

Jacket design by Donald McKay

Morgan & Company

His most famous paintings depict sailing ships

humorous and subtle by turn

Both volumes with identical features

All Plaid Tidings

lacrosse and water polo

and affection Alexander

Methuen and Co Ltd19618 1/8" x 5 5/8"Jacket design by William Belcher

Sz: 1 1/8"HStamped 34 but measures waist 33