Salute To Yesterday by Gene Fowler, close friend of WC Fields & Robert Lewis Taylor. FIRST EDITION vintage book circa 1937 Blue green decor

"The plot revolves around Captain Trolley, a colorful and rather talkative veteran of the Civil War, who was a gunner’s mate on the Monitor but earned the nickname “Captain” later in life when he was in a brothel that got caught in a flash-flood and swept downstream, whereupon Trolley (the story goes) assumed command, fashioned a rudder out of a headboard, quelled mutiny on board as he piloted his Magdalenic Ark to shore, and held back the gentlemen present at gunpoint until the ladies had all safely debarked and was himself the last to leave the sinking bark of ill-repute.

Fowler fills SALUTE with charming incident like this, and also eventually gets around to a plot of sorts involving Trolley, his daughter (equal parts Goneril and Regan, but a very likable character when she appears) a suicidal reporter, venal politicians, cops (corrupt inefficient and inept) a faded harlot with whom the aged Trolley dallies, and a really nasty local millionaire who years ago legally murdered Trolley’s son, and whose own murder sets off a chain of events that are only wrapped up by one of the finest amateur sleuths in literature, anthropologist Otto Thumb, whose criminological creds are that after thirty years of research he proved conclusively that Egyptian queen Hatshepsut poisoned her husband, Pharaoh Thotmes II." (MysteryFile)

CONDITION: VG without dust jacket. No highlighting or any other kind of blemishes, Edges are smooth, Pages are clean, binding is tight. Whenever possible we handpick our books for very good condition & quality; we also carefully examine each book we receive to ensure that each one meets our strict quality criteria. An extraordinary amount of care is taken for shipping and handling of the books and we provide a Free Tracking Number with all of our orders. Our books ship well packaged, protected with bubble wrap. We promise quick shipping and delivery. We strive to provide excellent service!

ABOUT: Salute to Yesterday
1937
Gene Fowler
Please see all pictures and noted condition. Grading scale:
- Fine: Unused, like new, without any flaws.
- VG+ (Very Good +): May have been opened & read, but no defects to the book, jacket or pages. Shows some small signs of wear but no tears on binding or paper. ⭐️
- VG (Very Good): More obvious signs of use with no significant creasing or defects.
- VG- (Very Good): Worn. Defects are noted.
- Poor / Fair / Former Library Book: Worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, have loose binding.

To preserve the condition of your book, place your book upright on a shelf with the spine facing outward. Books should be firmly pressed together but not wedged in tightly, which causes stress on the bindings. Shelves should not be exposed to direct sunlight and should be in a dry, insect-free location.