Personal Archive comprising Two Inscribed First Editions and Christmas Photograph
Language: English
Published by ROBERT HALE LIMITED, LONDON - UK, 1968
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Modern_First_Printings, EAST SUSSEX, United KingdomModern_First_Printings
AbeBooks seller since February 1, 2010
Condition: Used - Fine
US$Â 1,722.36
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BLUM, Richard (Tom Adams). A Small Personal Archive comprising two inscribed first editions together with an original Christmas photographic greeting. - An exceptionally appealing association collection relating to the American author, psychologist and anthropologist Richard Hosmer Adams Blum (1927-), who also published fiction under the pseudonym Tom Adams. - The archive consists of: 1. Death and Festivals. London: Robert Hale, 1968. First edition, first impression. Original cloth in the original dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To John / Very best to you / Dick." and 2. Old Tom, Young Tom. Portola Valley: American Lives Endowment / Robert Hale, 1984. First edition, first impression. Original cloth in the original dustwrapper. Inscribed: "To John / in friendship, & very best wishes / Tom / AKA Dick." - The inscription is particularly revealing in that the author explicitly acknowledges both his literary pseudonym and his personal identity. The volume also contains approximately fifty-one contemporary pencil proof-reading corrections throughout the text. Whether these represent an author's review copy, a proof-reading exercise or a careful reader's annotations remains unknown but they considerably enhance the interest of the volume. and 3. An original personalised photographic Christmas greeting reading: "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year - Dick." - The greeting is composed of a montage of personal photographs and was clearly sent to the same recipient as the two inscribed volumes, providing excellent provenance for the collection. - A particularly attractive and coherent literary archive documenting the personal relationship between Richard Blum, his pseudonym Tom Adams and one of his friends. Collections of this nature seldom survive intact and offer considerably greater historical interest than isolated signed books. - END - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. Thanks for your interest.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Personal Archive comprising Two Inscribed First Editions and Christmas Photograph
- Author
- Richard Blum [Tom Adams]
- Publisher
- ROBERT HALE LIMITED, LONDON - UK
- Publication year
- 1968
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Inscribed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- BIRO
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 8" Tall x 5" Wide
- Seller catalogs
- Collectable Children's Books
Modern_First_Printings
EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since February 1, 2010
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Modern_First_Printings..... We mainly sell books. Antiquarian, Hand-Signed, Modern First Editions, Hard to find rare books that are out of print. From time to time, we may sell an unrelated item: Perhaps a piece of Modern Sculpture, or a painting or drawing, and if the price is outside your budget; I am open to reasonable offers, so please get in touch with me with and we can negotiate. Regards - Martin
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Martin Bradley - [sole trader] [online sales only] - No Premises Bexhill-On-Sea East Sussex TN40 1SP United Kingdom My email address is: martin.kerr.2021@gmail.com - I do not have a shop - I just sell my books online. Most postage destinations offer a tracked and signed for service and in these cases, this is the postage method I will use. To certain locations, I may only be able to use a Tracked postal service, and will do so, but all goods are sent fully insured so you have the best protection available. At the end of the day, I want my customers to be happy with the experience of buying from me. I guarantee all of my descriptions and will be happy to accept returns if there is an error in these descriptions. If a refund is agreed, the Buyer will arrange to return the item(s) in the original packing or to a similar standard. The Seller will send a refund, when the returned goods are received and inspected. The refund will include postage costs if there has been an error in the description. If there are no errors and the buyer returns the goods because they have changed their minds, the return postage costs will not be refunded. Thank you again.
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I use the safest and most secure postal option on everything I sell and I will also insure your goods in transit. I want my customers to receive their goods as quickly and efficiently as possible. For every customer: Items will either require a signature upon receipt, or be tracked to the point of delivery, or both if possible. Thank you to all....