[solid book with a bit of wear at both ends of spine, pages browned (as typical with this cheaply-manufactured book); jacket has a few small edge-tears, small chip and some associated creasing at bottom of front panel, some paper loss to upper spine extremities]. SIGNED by the author on the ffep. Polonsky's second novel, published (like his first) during the period of his blacklisting by the Hollywood studios, is about a California civil engineer, "a typical American, who signed a loyalty oath with hardly a second thought," only to discover that this simple act in fact has a profound effect on his life. Signed by Author