Tupper Samuel, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Step back into the vanished world of 1930s Southern fiction with this exceptionally scarce, presentation copy of Old Lady's Shoes by the noted Atlanta author Samuel Tupper, Jr. Published in 1934 by the distinguished house of Robert M. McBride & Company, this novel captures the distinct social nuances, domestic structures, and psychological tensions of its era. This volume serves as an incredibly rare survivor of Depression-era Southern literature, elevated significantly by direct authorial presentation. Author Presentation Copy: Features a personalized, handwritten inscription by the author, Samuel Tupper, Jr., to previous owners on the front free endpaper. Inscribed copies of Tupper's work are extraordinarily difficult to find, making this a prime target for regional collectors. Depression-Era Rarity: Robert M. McBride & Company prints from the height of the Great Depression were issued in highly conservative quantities. Condition Report: Binding & Boards: Bound in the publisher's original red cloth boards, which display noticeable surface rubbing, shelf wear, and typical age-darkening. The corners are bent, and the edges are rubbed down, showing the board beneath the cloth. Structural Integrity: The text block remains holding, though the spine is tender and hinged at the front gutter. It should be handled with care, but remains fully intact. Interior Text & Pages: The interior text block is remarkably clean and legible throughout, entirely free from modern highlighting, marginalia, or ink underlines. The page edges exhibit light, natural foxing, creating an authentic vintage patina that aligns perfectly with its 1934 heritage. An honest, character-filled library piece that bridges pre-war fiction with authentic historical provenance. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition. Two parts bound in one small octavo volume (5" x 7-3/8") in full black morocco leather; all edges gilt. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front flyleaf: "Miss Sarah Elizabeth Griswold/from her affectionate Cousin/Sam. F. B. Morse/August 1st 1848." Morse married his first wife, Lucretia Walker, on 29 September 1819 in New Hampshire; she died in 1825 after the birth of their third child. Morse married his second cousin, the deaf Sarah Elizabeth Griswold, twenty-six years his junior, on 10 August 1848, or just nine days after inscribing this book. In addition to being an accomplished artist, Morse conceived of the telegraph in 1832 and developed a working model by 1837, though interest was not great in it. In May 1844, Morse sent his famous "What hath God wrought?" message from Washington to Baltimore. In addition Morse published the first American description of the daguerreotype in 1839 and became one of the first Americans to make daguerreotypes in the United States. Light, scattered foxing; extremities rubbed. Very Good or better.