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Grimhaven
by Tasker, Robert Joyce
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. Signed by Robert Joyce Tasker on the half title upon his release from prison with the inscription, "A new 'First Day' -- for those who know my career- a title with double meaning:- signed with sentiments rising but the situation well in hand. Robert Joyce Tasker at San Francisco!! Dec. 10, 1929."
An earlier handwritten note from Tasker, while incarcerated, is pasted onto the facing page. On pink paper it reads "You might paste this in your copy of Grimhaven-- Mr Eugene Plunkett -- [signed] Robert Joyce Tasker April 26th -1929- San Quentin, Calif." Four newspaper articles about Tasker are pasted in at front with the former owner's explanations and notes written ink next to them.
Second printing of the first edition. [iv], 241, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt stamping. A Good only copy, lacking jacket. Spine worn and frayed along ends, glued down to spine, offsetting from clippings. Former owner's bookplate on paste down, San Francisco bookseller's ticket on rear paste down.
A rare fan's copy of a popular memoir of life at San Quentin, which the author was able to parlay into a successful screenwriting career. After relocating to Mexico City in 1942 he committed suicide by eating sleeping pills. A very unusual copy for being signed once while in prison, once out.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944930
- Title
- Grimhaven
- Author
- Tasker, Robert Joyce
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- San Quentin, true crime, Hollywood, screenwriter, screenwriting, prison, memoirs, crimes
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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