Three War Stories
Newburgh, NY: Thornwillow Press, 2017.
Illustrated by Jackson Robinson. Limited Edition. Hardcover.
First Edition. #91 of a limited edition of 150 copies bound in half-cloth and printed on vellum paper. Of a total edition of 364 copies - an additional 150 copies were bound in paper, 50 copies in half-leather and 14 copies in full-leather. The book was designed and produced under the direction of Luke Ives Pontifell and has been signed by him on the colophon. With original illustrations by Jackson Robinson.
Three original novellas by David Mamet, author of Glengarry Glen Ross and the screenwriter behind The Verdict, The Untouchables, Hannibal and The Winslow Boy. The works include:
The Redwing - a naval captain endures the unimaginable as a prisoner of war.
Notes on Plain Warfare – the moral of this story of preparedness is "save the last bullet for ourselves".
The Handle and The Hold - two former World War II pilots steal a plane during the Israeli War of Independence.
Item #9014076-3/4 x 9-1/4”, one-half brown cloth with green paper title label, camouflage paper over boards, beige endpapers, 296pp, illustrations interspersed throughout the stories.
Very fine.
Price: $225.00