First Edition, First Printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a one small closed tear. Signed by the author on the title page. Kennedy's second novel, based on the life of the legendary gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond. This is the first title in Kennedy's acclaimed Albany Cycle, which to date encompasses 7 novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ironweed. Octavo 8vo 8' - 9' ; 317 pages