Assault on Mount Helicon by Barnard, Mary: A Literary Memoir

Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1984. hardcover. fine/near fine. 6 1/8 x 9 1/8" 331 pages. "Barnard's memoir provides a lively portrait of the American literary scene in the 30s and 40s and an engaging narrative literary ambition." a couple of tiny tears to edges of dj (dj now in mylar protector).

Berkeley, Los Angeles, London:: University of California Press, 1984. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny although sun-faded (as often). NOT price clipped (19.95). NO chips. NO tears. Protected by a removable Gaylord clear-plastic sleeve. NO owner's name or bookplate. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half-title (but NOT inscribed to any specific individual). Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with photographic plates (on glossy paper) and several manuscript and typescript facsimiles. Bound in the original brown cloth, lettered in black on the spine. First Printing, with complete number row (1234567890) on copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Barnard's memoir provides a lively portrait of the American literary scene in the 30's and 40s and an engaging narrative of literary ambition. She has quoted extensively from the letters of her three chose mentors [i.e. Ezra Pound, William Carlos… Read More