Michael Joseph, 1974, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First

224 pages, in original boards with illustrated dust jacket. The book shows no signs of damage, the dust jacket is price clipped. "Unrequited Loves, a set of related novellas, documents the youth (1939-45) of a persona named "Elliott Baker," especially initiations into love and sex. Each story is a comic odyssey wherein the young man discovers the battles and truces in the war between men and women. It is Baker's most genial and optimistic book, focusing the nostalgia of The Penny Wars on our national pastimes—love, war, baseball, growing up." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0718111958. ISBN/EAN: 9780718111953. Inventory No: 0224438.