THE LONG NIGHT; [Inscribed association copy]
by Lytle, Andrew
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co., (1936). First edition. His first novel, a Civil War tale. INSCRIBED on the title page, "To Jane and Walter/ again/ Andrew Lytle." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) studied under Lytle at the Iowa Writer's Workshop before becoming an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature, and -- along with Lytle -- one of the founding members of The Fellowship of Southern Writers. His wife, Jane Harrison Sullivan (1923-2022), taught English literature at Aquinas College. 8vo gilt-stamped green cloth boards; top edge pale yellow; 331 pages. Very good or better with spine a little shaken and few small spots of light soiling; in very good, supplied dust jacket with upper corners nicked, touch of rubbing, and few edge tears with light adjacent creasing. Relatively scarce in dust jacket and especially so inscribed.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72252
- Title
- THE LONG NIGHT; [Inscribed association copy]
- Author
- Lytle, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bobbs-Merrill Co.
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis
- Date Published
- (1936)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Rubbing
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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