Search Results: The Sidewalks Are Free by Sam Ross

Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket is housed in protective mylar for preservation. The text block is clean and free of staining. The binding suffers minor to moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company. Very Good in Fair dj. (c.1950). First Edition. Hardcover. [moderately shelfworn, bumped/cracked at lower rear corner, some white residue of some kind near bottom of rear cover; jacket heavily edgeworn, with a particularly nasty jagged tear affecting the upper half of the spine (which is also somewhat faded), also a bit of paper loss at top of spine]. Novel about a young immigrant, "Hershy Melov, born in the Ukraine, brought as an infant to America to grow up in northwest Chicago. The sidewalks were free and waiting to educate Hershy. He absorbed it all, from his schoolmates, from the milkman and the storekeepers, from his sister Rachel who fell in love with the bully of the neighborhood, from his Uncle Yussel who did not come back from the war but left them the doubtful blessing of his insurance money, from his father's troubles in the carpentering trade and from the family's ill-fated venture into the laundry business." The… Read More

Pocket intact, FPD, Gift inscription FLEP, Congregation Stamp, BLEP, else content appears as unread and unblemished with good blue decorated, cloth covered boards displaying minor surface/edge wear, as shown, with Tape scar at Heel of spine.Novel about a young immigrant, "Hershy Melov, born in the Ukraine, brought as an infant to America to grow up in northwest Chicago. The sidewalks were free and waiting to educate... Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will adviseWritten 12.04.2021SK #6256-122621 Img.7662 & 7663

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Boards slightly soiled, else fine in attractive, near fine dustwrapper with rubbing and tiny nicks near the crown. Gritty novel about a young Ukrainian immigrant in the mean streets of the city. Although Ross's first novel *He Ran All the Way* was filmed, he is best known as a writer for television, writing for various series that included *Mannix*, *The F.B.I.*, *The Fugitive*, *Ben Casey*, *Hawaiian Eye*, and *Rawhide*.

THE SIDEWALKS ARE FREE, Farrar & Straus, 1950, first edition, fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. INSCRIBED by the author and dated at time of publication. Appears to be an autobiographical novel of coming of age in Chicago.