Steve Lopez Soloist First Ed Signed Music and 12 similar items

THE SOLOIST by Steve Lopez New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (12008) First edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author to the title page. THE SOLOIST won the USA PEN Award for literary non-fiction. Lopez, a Los Angeles time journalist, wrote a series of columns about Nathaniel Ayers before writing this journal of Ayers and the relationship Lopez developed with him. Ayers was a Julliard schooled musician who ended up with a mental breakdown, living on skid row on the Los Angeles streets and playing a two-string violin. Lopez was moved by Ayers street playing and became involved in trying to help him. This is their true tale. The national best-selling book inspired the film THE SOLOIST, which stars Robert Downey, Jr. as Lopez. Near fine (very mildly crimped to the upper and lower spine edges) in purple over smoke-black boards with copper embossed decorations to the front cover and with copper embossed titles to the spine; in a fine dust jacket; original $25.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap. A lovely SIGNED literary gift item. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!