The nicest gift I received this season was from a reader of this blog, J.I.M., who sent me a 1972 hardback first edition of David Ohle’s cult classic, Motorman. The Knopf title features a design by R. Scudellari featuring an illustration by Alan E. Cober. Like a few other Knopf titles from the seventies I have, there is no dust jacket—the title and cover art are right there on the physical cover. J.I.M. included a note with this kind gift, explaining the possible provenance of the book:
For more on Motorman, check out David Green’s big fat essay on the fiction of David Ohle at Big Other.
My biggest fattest thanks again to J.I.M.!
Going thru John O’Brien’s collection? Wow, that must be something.
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