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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- Hardcover
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- first
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
[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)
- 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
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elysium Press
- Place of Publication
- [North Pomfret, VT]
- Date Published
- 1997
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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