Alfred A Knopf at 60
Published by Privately printed at The Plimpton Press, 1952
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Boyd Used & Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Inscribed by Alfred A Knopf. One of 250 presentation copies. Front cover shows a couple spot along top edge. Soil spot on one leaf resulting in a small (5mm) closed tear. Typogrpahy, binding and chapter-head vignettes by W. A. Dwiggins. Printed by the Plimpton Press. pp. 59, [1]. Placed in a mylar sleeve. The inscription reads, ''For Ruth Manary / on her birthday and mine / 12 September 1955 / from her friend / Alfred a Knopf''. Ruth had been at the cocktail party given to honor Knopf at author Stewart Holbrook's Portland home in August 1951. [A scan of a newspaper photo of them together is laid in.] Ruth Manary (1896-1988) was a Portland socialite and the wife of lumber executive Gordon Manary.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Alfred A Knopf at 60
- Author
- Carl Van Vechten, Pendleton Dudley, B. W. Huebsch, John Hersey, W. A. Dwiggins, H. L. Mencken
- Publisher
- Privately printed at The Plimpton Press
- Publication year
- 1952
- Condition
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Item weight
- 1 ounce
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