[RADICAL & PROLETARIAN LITERATURE] LAWRENCE, Lars (pseud. of Philip Stevenson)

Morning, Noon and Night: A Novel

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; viii,[2],3-340,[4]pp. Rubbing to crown, light wear to lower board edges, else clean internally; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.95), measuring just slightly shorter than the book, as with nearly every copy we have seen; gently spine-sunned, lightly edgeworn and dust-soiled, with a few tiny tears and creases; Very Good+.

Labor novel set in a New Mexico mining town, inhabited by a diverse immigrant population. "The story begins when a local politician buys up the land on which La Cieneguita is built and attempts to collect rents from the inhabitants. The poverty-stricken miners have gathered to protest in front of the courthouse. Their intentions are peaceful but an accidental clash with the local police touches off a riot; there is bloodshed and in the conflict a policeman is killed and another wounded. A reign of terror follows, led by a frightened and unscrupulous sheriff and his volunteer deputies" (from flap copy). RIDEOUT, p.300. 88983.

Price: $100.00

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