THE VELVET HORN; [Inscribed association copy]
by Lytle, Andrew
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, (1957). First edition. Nominated for a National Book Award and considered by many to be his best work. INSCRIBED, 'To Walter and Jane/ Sullivan -/ With old affection -/ for those condemned, too/ Andrew Lytle -/ Nashville, 1958." Walter Sullivan (1924-2006) studied under Lytle at the Iowa Writer's Workshop before becoming an author, critic, longtime Vanderbilt University professor, authority on Southern literature, and -- along with Lytle -- one of the founding members of The Fellowship of Southern Writers. His wife, Jane Harrison Sullivan (1923-2022), taught English literature at Aquinas College. 8vo gilt-stamped blue-green cloth with black blocking; top edge pale green; 373 pages. Near fine with edges lightly rubbed; in near fine dust jacket with just a touch of minor wear. A relatively scarce book, especially so signed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72132
- Title
- THE VELVET HORN; [Inscribed association copy]
- Author
- Lytle, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McDowell, Obolensky
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1957)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- ASSOCIATION COPY;
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Quill & Brush
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Middletown, Maryland
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