My Turn: Fifty-three pieces. (Signed Presentation Copy to his best friend)

O'Hara, John

Verlag: Random House, New York, 1966

Beschreibung

Handsomely bound in finely woven navy blue cloth stamped in gilt on the front boards and on the spine. A very good plus copy which is clean and tight throughout. In a near fine dustjacket with the original price of $4.95 at the top of the inside front flap and the date of "4/66" at the bottom of the flap. With only the merest touch of rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine ends and at the corners. With a barely noticeable 1" closed tear at the bottom left-hand corner of the front panel. The rear panel features a photo of John O'Hara. The 53 pieces in this book are from O'Hara's weekly columns which appeared in "Newsday" the Nassau County, New York weekly. He wrote the column for fifty-three consecutive weeks on such topics as: politics and politicians, education, morality, journalism, writers and writing, and movies and television. This copy has been inscribed in blue ink and presented: "To Pat Outerbridg from his friend John O'Hara 30 March '66." "Pat" Outerbridge was Joseph W. ('Pat') Outerbridge of Princeton, NJ. He was a very close friend and companion of O'Hara who gave him many signed copies of his books over the years. The books are from the collection of Pat Outerbridge's surviving son David. Quoting from Pamela Mac Arthur's book "The Genteel John O'Hara": "O'Hara's companionship with Sister (his sister-in-law Winnie Gardiner who later became his wife) ended his long nights with his best friend, Pat Outerbridge. Those nights began at eleven o clock in the evening and terminated at three o clock in the morning. Now, he could resume his late night cycle of writing." (p. 175) First Edition with "First Printing" on the copyright page. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 128

Bibliografische Details

Titel: My Turn: Fifty-three pieces. (Signed ...

Verlag: Random House, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1966

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: 1. Auflage