Search Results: Titles starting with E from Canton Books

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1960
First edition. First printing. Presentation copy, inscribed on the first free endpaper: "To Senator Saltonstall / with the best wishes and admiration of the author / Burt Kennedy." A very good copy, with a bit of wear to the boards and spine. The unclipped dust jacket showing traces of chipping and rubbing, as well as tape reinforcement to the verso between the rear panel and the spine. A very presentable copy still, with an extraordinary association. Leverett Saltonstall, a prominent Boston Brahmin, was the 55th Governor of Massachusetts and later United States Senator, serving alongside J.F.K. The admiration Robert Kennedy shows in his inscription was not uncommon: Saltonstall was universally respected across the political spectrum as a mediator between conservative and progressive sides, allowing him to very effectively draft legislation. At the time, R.F.K had just launched his political career with the efforts he describes in The Enemy Within. He was chief… Read More

First edition. Fitzgerald's second work for the Princeton University Triangle Club. A bit of foxing and creasing to the boards. Two little traces of damp stain at the bottom of to the front board. The rear hinge split but the contents firmly intact, nice and crisp internally. Overall a very good, unrestored example of this scarce title. Though he was socially and intellectually ambitious at Princeton, Fitzgerald was a largely indifferent student from the start. He joined the Triangle Club after he was cut from the football team his freshman year. Fitzgerald would write the lyrics for three shows at the club, but was not allowed to performed in any of them as his poor grades prohibited him from partaking in extracurricular activities. He did not graduate with the class of 17, and instead left Princeton to join the army and finish writing This Side of Paradise.