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DEAR PAUL DEAR NED: THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PAUL BOWLES AND NED ROREM - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED

DEAR PAUL DEAR NED: THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PAUL BOWLES AND NED ROREM - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED

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DEAR PAUL DEAR NED: THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PAUL BOWLES AND NED ROREM - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED

by Bowles, Paul and Ned Rorem (letters); Lambert, Gavin (introduction)

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[North Pomfret, VT]: Elysium Press, 1997. First Edition. An exquisitely produced volume gathering the collected correspondence between Bowles and Rorem, spanning the years 1949-1995. "For more than fifty years, the writer/composer Paul Bowles and Ned Rorem have exchanged letters on a wide variety of subjects that encompass much of the artistic and literary scene of the post-War period...Dear Paul Dear Ned chronicles this friendship inmore than one hundred thirty letters, and includes an insightful Foreword by the authors' mutual friend, Gavin Lambert" (from the prospectus). Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by all contributors, this being copy 'H'. Octavo (25.5cm); royal blue cloth, with title labels mounted to spine and front cover; publisher's matching clamshell case; [vii],viii-xiv,15-141,[3]pp, with four photographic plates tipped-in. Fine in a Fine case, with a Fine copy of the original prospectus laid in.

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Bookseller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
5532
Title
DEAR PAUL DEAR NED: THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PAUL BOWLES AND NED ROREM - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED
Author
Bowles, Paul and Ned Rorem (letters); Lambert, Gavin (introduction)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Elysium Press
Place of Publication
[North Pomfret, VT]
Date Published
1997

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