Mike's Library

But Who Wakes the Bugler?

De Vries, Peter

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940.

Illustrated by Charles Addams. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #15161

Foxed cloth, light text tone, light cock, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; First Edition, First Printing of humorist Peter De Vries' first novel, notably with Chas Addams illustrations for each chapter. "Although Mr. De Vries targeted human foibles, he always insisted he was a humorist, not a satirist, said his daughter, Jan De Vries. He said, 'The difference is, satirists shoot to kill; the humorist allows his prey to escape - possibly to be hunted another day,' she said."; 297 pages.

Price: $99.95