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The Sight of Marble and Other Poems (Association Copy with Pencil Drawing)
by James, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Julian Messner, 1941. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" for Hugh and Bridget from Edward, with best wishes for 1942". Bound in original quarter black cloth over marbled boards, gilt lettering at spine. Very Good, corners bumped and rubbed, in a Very Good dust jacket with staining and soiling and light edge wear. The front of the jacket with an original pencil drawing of a female in portrait and unsigned. The drawing most likely of Bridget and done by James. Bridget Bate Tichenor (1917-1990) was born in France of British descent. She modeled for Man Ray and Vogue magazine and later became Fashion Editor at Vogue. She was trained at an early age in painting by Di Chirico, and she later studied under Reginald Marsh with fellow artists George Tooker and Paul Cadmus. While living with her cousin Edward James, the British poet, Surrealist art collector and sponsor of the magazine Minotaure, she became enamored with Mexico, and moved there in 1953, following her divorce from Hugh Tichenor in 1952. She lived in Mexico the rest of her life, and there became best known for her Surrealist and Magic Realist paintings. A wonderful Association Copy. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009071
- Title
- The Sight of Marble and Other Poems (Association Copy with Pencil Drawing)
- Author
- James, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Julian Messner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Art;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Association Copy
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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