Lot 373: SAROYAN, WILLIAM

The Human Comedy. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1943

In 8s (8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.; 215 x 143 mm). Illustrations by Don Freeman. Publisher's pictorial cloth; some wear. Original dust jacket; some wear.

First edition. Saroyan's own copy, with extensive deletions, additions and corrections on almost every page. These revisions were made, according to the author's note on 1-7 May 1966. Saroyan has signed the book three time (front cover, front free endpaper, and dedication leaf).