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Weep for me

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Permit needed	Berg Coll Pulp M33 1951	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

Additional Authors

Kampen, Owen.

Description

179, [5] pages; 18 cm.

Series Statement

Gold medal books

Subject

Genre/Form

Note

No. 200 in Gold Medal Book series.
"A Gold Medal original."
First edition paperback original, with front cover illustrated with painting by Owen Kampen.
MacDonald’s fourth book, which he refused to allow to be reprinted during his lifetime.
“They scattered stolen gold to pave their path to ruin.”—On front wrapper.
In everyone there is a river of evil … Emily lay beside me. I had reached the ultimate in degradation. […] I had learned what I was. Or what she had made me.”—From first flyleaf, recto.
“Emily was demure, shy, beautiful. Only she loved money as other women love men. To satisfy her craving, she seduced Kyle Cameron, drained from him his manhood, his morals and his soul.”—From back wrapper.
Final 5 unnumbered pages contain advertisements for Gold Medal books.
With black-and white photographic portrait of author on back wrapper.

Access (note)

Call Number

Berg Coll Pulp M33 1951

OCLC

26915087

Author

MacDonald, John D. (John Dann), 1916-1986.

Title

Weep for me / John D. MacDonald.

Imprint

Series

Gold medal books

Local Note

Berg Collection copy signed and inscribed by the author on the title page in black pen: "Eddie – Please burn this bad book!"

Access

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Added Author

Kampen, Owen. Illustrator

MacDonald, John D. (John Dann), 1916-1986. Inscriber

MacDonald, John D. (John Dann), 1916-1986. Signer

Research Call Number

Berg Coll Pulp M33 1951