Editor Daniel Inman (7 results)

Hard Back - Slip Case. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. 1661 Pages Indexed. Blue cloth with Gold over red spine lettering wit a red silk bookmark. No defects noted to the Slip Case or Books. Brand New gift quality condition. Between 1919 and his death by suicide in 1963, Arthur Crew Inman wrote what is surely one of the fullest diaries ever kept by any American. Convinced that his bid for immortality required complete candor, he held nothing back. This abridgment of the original 155 volumes is at once autobiography, social chronicle, and an apologia addressed to unborn readers. Into this fascinating record Inman poured memories of a privileged Atlanta childhood, disastrous prep-school years, a nervous collapse in college followed by a bizarre life of self-diagnosed invalidism. Confined to a darkened room in his Boston apartment, he lived vicariously. Through newspaper advertisements he hired "talkers" to tell him the stories of their lives, and he wove their strange histories into the diary. Young women in particular fascinated him. He studied their moods, bought them clothes, fondled them, and counseled them on their love affairs. His marriage in 1923 to Evelyn Yates, the heroine of the diary, survived a series of melodramatic episodes. While reflecting on national olitics, waifs and revolutions, Inman speaks directly about his fears, compulsions, fantasies, and nightmares, coaxing the reader into intimacy with him. Despite his shocking self-disclosures he emerges as an oddly impressive figure. This compelling work is many things: a case history of a deeply troubled man; the story of a transplanted and self-conscious southerner; an historical overview of Boston illuminated with striking cityscapes; an odd sort of American social history. But chiefly it is, as Inman himself came to see, a gigantic nonfiction novel, a new literary form. As it moves inexorably toward a powerful denouement, The Inman Diary is an addictive narrative. A Chamber Opera, The Inman Diaries, by Thomas Oboe Lee - based on the life and writings of Arthur Crew Inman and on the play Visitations by Lorenzo DeStefano played September 14-16, 2007 at the Tower Auditorium Theatre in Boston. Additonal shipping charges will be required to most locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Two-volume set, complete, in slipcase. Unused, from a private collection. Hardcover, blue cloth with red inset and gold lettering. Near fine in very good+ slipcase. Slipcase has minimal shelfwear and is still in great condition. Books still look new and are in superb condition. Number line goes down to 2 (presumed second printing). Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of set book it is not available for expedited delivery; extra charges may apply for international shipping.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1985. FINE Two Volume set in FINE- slipcase. mylar-protected dust-jacket. As new. Unread. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 2nd printing.9.75"x9.25" 788 pgs. & 1661 pgs. w/index. Navy blue cloth. Red title block w/gilt letters on spine. Red silk ribbon markers. Paste-downs heathered green matching cloth slip case. Wrap for Slipcase has mended tears (see photos). Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price), unmarked, no bumps. Price covers extra shipping weight (5.1 lbs. +) & secure ship in box w/track #. Between 1919 and his death by suicide in 1963, Arthur Crew Inman wrote what is surely one of the fullest diaries ever kept by any American. Convinced that his bid for immortality required complete candor, he held nothing back. This abridgment of the original 155 volumes is at once autobiography, social chronicle, and an apologia addressed to unborn readers. Into this fascinating record Inman poured memories of a privileged Atlanta childhood, disastrous prep-school years, a nervous collapse in college followed by a bizarre life of self-diagnosed invalidism. Confined to a darkened room in his Boston apartment, he lived vicariously: through newspaper advertisements he hired "talkers" to tell him the stories of their lives, and he wove their strange histories into the diary. Young women in particular fascinated him. He studied their moods, bought them clothes, fondled them, and counseled them on their love affairs. His marriage in 1923 to Evelyn Yates, the heroine of the diary, survived a series of melodramatic episodes. While reflecting on national politics, waifs and revolutions, Inman speaks directly about his fears, compulsions, fantasies, and nightmares, coaxing the reader into intimacy with him. Despite his shocking self-disclosures he emerges as an oddly impressive figure. This compelling work is many things: a case history of a deeply troubled man; the story of a transplanted and self-conscious southerner; a historical overview of Boston illuminated with striking cityscapes; an odd sort of American social history. But chiefly it is, as Inman himself came to see, a gigantic nonfiction novel, a new literary form. As it moves inexorably toward a powerful denouement, The Inman Diary is an addictive narrative.

Very fine in two-volume box set with crisp bright text throughout. Between 1919 and his death by suicide in 1963, Arthur Crew Inman wrote, with complete candor, one of the fullest diaries ever kept by an American. This abridgment of the original 155 volumes is part autobiography, social chronicle, an apologia addressed to unborn readers. New and bright all around, gift quality.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. abridged edition. 560 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1661 pages. 10.00x6.25x3.50 inches. In Stock.