A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago

by Ben Hecht

Design & Illustrations by Herman Rosse

1922 First Edition

Covici-McGee Publishers, Chicago, IL, 1922.

Hardcover (No DJ);  First Edition (Stated Published November, 1922); 289pp.

No DJ, illustrated paper-covered boards, tape repair to spine with bottom half of spine missing, boards bright & slightly edgeworn, illustrated endpapers, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good- condition.

Scarce vintage collection of 64 journalistic pieces about Chicago during the Jazz Age by celebrated 20th century journalist, novelist, playwright and screenwriter Ben Hecht (1894-1964). The pieces capture the intensity of 1920s Chicago, depicting a host of unique characters, landmarks and watering holes with an eye toward the absurd. Bold, attractive illustrations by Herman Rosse throughout.