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The Story of My Life with Her Letters (1887-1901) and a Supplementary Account of Her Education, Including Passages from the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan by John Albert Macy
by KELLER, Helen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1905. Hardcover. Good. Reprint. [8]pp., 441pp., [6]pp. "Facsimile of Part of Letter to Phillips Brooks." Edited by John Albert Macy. Illustrated from black and white portraits. Gutter and rear hinge cracked with offsetting on rear endpapers, gift inscription on front fly: "HK in KC's dressingroom [sic] after *That Lady*, Nov. 30, 1949", spine sunned with ends frayed, good only being stage actress Marian Seldes' copy with her name on front fly, lacking the dust jacket. Presumably "HK" for Helen Keller and "KC" for Katharine Cornell who played Ana de Mendoza y de Gomez, Princess of Eboli and Marian Seldes played Anichu at 18, Countess of Pastrana in *That Lady* which played at the Martin Beck Theatre from Nov 22, 1949 - Jan 28, 1950. Laid in is a handwritten letter addressed to renowned playwright and actress Ruth [Gordon] and Signed by "Stan" (Stanley Musgrove). Ruth Gordon gave a speech at USC's Helen Keller Tribute. Also, laid in is a typed letter on Doubleday & Company letterhead and Signed by "Tim" [Timothy Seldes], Marian Seldes' brother and literary agent to many notable writers. An interesting association copy.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 467487
- Title
- The Story of My Life with Her Letters (1887-1901) and a Supplementary Account of Her Education, Including Passages from the Reports and Letters of Her Teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan by John Albert Macy
- Author
- KELLER, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Biography, Women, AssociationCopy
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Gutter
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- Hinge
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- Cracked
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Sunned
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