THE PIG IN THE BARBER SHOP
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by H. Allen Smith on a prefatory blank leaf. Riotous tour of Central Mexico with a leading American humorist. "He tells of brightly painted graveyards and gaily lunatic taxi drivers, red-hot chiles and somber legends, gleaming Woolworths and derelict plumbing; Mexico City, which he thinks is too often neglected by tourists looking for the 'real Mexico'; and Veracruz, the city whose sufferings are legendary yet whose people are the gayest on any continent." Octavo: 316 p. Original red cloth binding, with silver titles. Typically toning to the contents. The dust jacket is lightly sun faded along the spine, with some general wear and faint staining; else very good. Very good / Very good. Item #75445
Price: $75.00