Letters in Training

Plimpton, George Ames

Published by Privately Printed, n.p., 1946

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First edition. 90pp. 8vo. George Plimpton was a founder and editor in chief of The Paris Review, as well as a writer and actor, is maybe chiefly remembered as a social and cultural butterfly who left an indelible mark on American literary culture of the post-war years. This, his first book, was privately printed. It consists of letters to his parents from his time in basic training to his deployment in Italy in 1946. Red cloth with paper cover label, some bubbling along front cover and a streak running from the bottom of the front to the rear cover, a few drops of adhesive (all defects from the binding process). Presentation card from his parents laid in.

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Title
Letters in Training
Author
Plimpton, George Ames
Publisher
Privately Printed, n.p.
Publication year
1946
Binding
90pp. 8vo
Edition
First edition.
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