Alfred A Knopf at 60
by Carl Van Vechten, Pendleton Dudley, B. W. Huebsch, John Hersey, W. A. Dwiggins, H. L. Mencken
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Privately printed at The Plimpton Press, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. W. A. Dwiggins. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by Alfred A Knopf. One of 250 presentation copies. Front cover shows a couple spot along top edge. Soil spot on one leaf resulting in a small (5mm) closed tear. Typogrpahy, binding and chapter-head vignettes by W. A. Dwiggins. Printed by the Plimpton Press. pp. 59, [1]. Placed in a mylar sleeve. The inscription reads, ''For Ruth Manary / on her birthday and mine / 12 September 1955 / from her friend / Alfred a Knopf''. Ruth had been at the cocktail party given to honor Knopf at author Stewart Holbrook's Portland home in August 1951. [A scan of a newspaper photo of them together is laid in.] Ruth Manary (1896-1988) was a Portland socialite and the wife of lumber executive Gordon Manary.
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- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013997
- Title
- Alfred A Knopf at 60
- Author
- Carl Van Vechten, Pendleton Dudley, B. W. Huebsch, John Hersey, W. A. Dwiggins, H. L. Mencken
- Illustrator
- W. A. Dwiggins
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Privately printed at The Plimpton Press
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Plimpton Press, Ruth Manary, William Dwiggins, W. A. Dwiggins,
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