RING LARDNER by Elizabeth Evans New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., (1979). First edition, first printing. A critical biography of the American culturally rich author, humorist, sports writer, theater critic, and would-be songwriter who lived and loved what he wrote about. Evans analyses his life, influences, writing techniques, styles, career development, and more. Fine and tight in teal linen with red embossed titles to the spine, red-and-yellow headband and tail-band, red end-papers; in a lightly wrinkled near fine dust jacket with a half-inch tear to the lower edge of the front panel; original printed $9.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. Small octavo; 150 pages; notes; bibliography; index; plus chronology. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!