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1958251171958. BALDWIN Faith. Typed Letter Signed. Two pages on both sides of a single sheet; hand-written in ink: "Rt. 2 Meed Ave. Norwalk Conn Sept. 26/58." Note: There are numerous typing errors and hand-written corrections in ink throughout the letter and spelling errors are for the most part not noted in the follow textual description- as there are many. To a teacher in California Baldwin apologizes for the delay in her response to several questions posed by the teacher. "I can reply to your questions only informally and in bad typing as I have never used a secretary and employ two fingers." Baldwin discusses several of her books and writes that Many Windows will be published on her 65th birthday. "About education. I don't have the true equivalent of a high school education. Mrs. Dow's school did give courses which if passed took you into college; but I wasn't interested in college; I was about 17 and a ga half sic when I left Mrs. Dow's. The education in Germany was during the war and consisted of house keeping school didn't learn a thing and of German which I learned. I am not sorry I didn't go to college; I think I would have frittered away my time and probably flunked. I was not a good student for I was far too lazy." Baldwin goes on in some detail about advising students to go to college "if it is possible" and discusses the benefits of a college education and the difficulty of supporting herself as a writer. "You can only eat while you write if you have rich parents or generous and/or a well-heeled husband or wife." Baldwin writes about the demands for college degrees in the business world and says she always advises her students to at least have a good secretarial degree "for this is really an open door. I have seen one advance from typist to private secretary to asst. editor and then editor on a national magazine." Baldwin continues about her father's profession lawyer and her mother's a grade-school teacher and her family's background missionaries editors etc. "It's tougher if you are born into a family without the cultural background but that can be overcome by education." She writes "in this era a college education is extremely valuable and certainly a high school education a must." Also signed by Baldwin as "Mrs. Hugh Cuthrell." Baldwin was known for typing her manuscripts quickly but inaccurately and. unknown
19652031291965. unbound. 2 pages front and back 11 x 8.5 inches no place no date circa 1965. Typed on plain paper with numerous handwritten corrections in part: ".This story you told me has no plot. And knowing WFB from old and his interest in young love and new plot and plenty of action I am rather alarmed. So if this doesn't suit the magazine no hard feelings." Signed "Faith" with handwritten postscript regarding a story submission. Natural folds paperclip impression in the top margin and a tiny chip on the upper left corner. Very good- condition.<br/> <br/> unknown
1939440052New York: Triangle Books 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reprint. Pages toned very good in near fine dustwrapper. Publisher's File Copy stamped on the bottom edge and front fly and a label with publisher's information affixed on half-title and spine. Triangle Books hardcover
0786228741.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
143259821X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1163195731.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1436699827.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1494080419.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19399366New York: Farrar & Rinehart Inc 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Silver cloth with blue titles on cover and spine top edge stained green. Light wear to spine ends inscription on front free endpaper some glue residue on rear pastedown endpaper. Dustjacket has light chipping along the edges two tears and some shelf wear. A very good copy in very good- dustjacket. ; Octavo; 305 pages. Farrar & Rinehart, Inc hardcover
1954413675New York: Rinehart and Company 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. Spine a little rubbed very good in very good dustwrapper with a little toning and a nick on the spine. Inscribed by Baldwin on the front endpaper before publication: "June 30/'54. Henrietta and Ray with deep gratitude and love Faith. Publication August 12 '54. Rinehart and Company hardcover
1954413673New York: Rinehart and Company 1954. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in slightly smudged very good or better dustwrapper. Inscribed by Baldwin on the front endpaper before publication: "July 11-'54. For Eddie and Mary with love from Faith. Publication August 12/54. Rinehart and Company hardcover
1013920422.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1934352077New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. First edition. Illustrations by Harry Anderson. Octavo. Slightly cocked with some wear at the top and bottom edge near fine in fair dustwrapper split at the flaps and rear with part of the spine lacking. A collection of four novelettes set between March 1933 and March 1934. Scarce title and jacket. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover
194652790New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1946. Near fine in very good plus jacket. First edition of this epic chronicle of the early 20th century following the life of a woman married at 17 who starts designing dresses to support her family on her own. Baldwin developed a writing career as one of the highest paid women writers in the United States. Her books offered fantasy and sophistication but featured relatable heroines; THE NEW YORK TIMES called her "the doyenne of American light-fiction writers" DAB. Baldwin was unashamed unashamed that her novels were considered "escapist": "People had to have some escape hatch some way to get out of themselves especially during the Depression" DAB 21. 8'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth spine stamped in brown and gilt. In original unclipped $2.50 color pictorial dust jacket by Robert Hallock. Fore-edge machine deckle. 8 309 1 pages. Jacket with some shallow edgewear slight toning to spine. Book with slight toning to edges. Bright. Farrar & Rinehart unknown
0446754730.Gmass_market. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. unknown
1962201G4345USA: Marine Corps Association 1962. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 68 pages. Features: Photo ad for the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter; Excellent two-page photo ad for the Vigilant tank killing system by the British Aircraft Corporation which is mounted on scout cars; Biological Agents in Future War; Small Unit Operations - Counterguerrilla War - Part 5 of a series; Nice photo ad for FMC's new LCA; No Need for Despair part 1 of 2 - argues WWI combatants hurt each other more than in any war since; Russian Small Arms and Tactics - major photo-illustrated article part 1 of 2; Counter-Insurgent Operations in Indonesia in 1958 - how Sukharno's government crushed the rebellion is a textbook example of counter-insurgency - major article with photos and maps; Reflections on Leadership; Let's Teach Discipline; Rawin - Our Electronic Weather Eye; Wheels Tracks and Officer Mechs - making the case that all tank officers should be qualified mechanics; Transfers and Promotions; Back cover photo ad for the Kaman Huskie VMO helicopter; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Marine Corps Association Paperback
88 pages. Features: Many color-photo fashion ads in this issue; Cover photo of John Eagle and Family of Cabin Creek Valley, West Virginia - this miner has been jobless for 15 months; If Sixteen Countries Had the (Nuclear) Bomb; Feature article on the depressed mining town of Cabin Creek, West Virginia - article with seven sombre photos scenes including what financially challenged Americans did in the days before food stamps and EBT cards; Labor Lawyer Arthur J. Goldberg becomes Labor Secretary - article with photos, including a shot of Goldberg with JFK; A Review of Freud's Psychoanalysis 50 Years After it was introduced to the US - article with photo of Freud in his Vienna consulting room; Three Ways to Keep the Air Safe - an expert offers his program for helping to avoid accidents on our crowded airlanes; The Censor as Movie Director - Geoffrey Shurlock is in charge of Hollywood's code of self-censorship; Attractive full-page color-photo ad for Sue Brett fashions for women; Nice full-page colour photo ad for Bemberg /Betty Hartford features attractive model in front of news stand which displays an assortment of contemporary fashion magazines; Gorgeous one-page color-photo ad for Bobbie Brooks fashion for women features attractive model in drawstring cotton knit sheath; Making the Greenwich Village Scene - seven great photos with captions and bried write-up; Beautiful one-page color-photo ad for Dan River features two gorgeous models in dresses in Brussels; Hot Stove Skippers - two winter nautical photos at Hulse's Boatyard in Amityville, LI; Full-page color photo ad for Dacron features model in purple pattern dress; The Ghoul with the Green Face - Today's smart fashion models look spooky, but will they ever be voted the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi; Nice one-page ad for Lester Lanin and his records; Open Doors for Young Prisoners - Forestry work camps for youths in New York state; Color-photo centerfold ad sponsored by the French government Tourist Office features four timbered Norman inns; One-page color ad for Birds Eye fish products; Nice color full-page ad for Medaglia D'Oro Espresso Coffee; Nice one-page color-photo ad for Cunard Line; Predicting the World's End is a Rite That Goes Back almost to its Beginnings; Have Parents a Right to Know? - Can they inspect school records of their children?; Bedroom fashions - in photos and words; The Case of Linda Brown - the girl who made history at age 9 looks back on the trying days of "Brown vs. the Board of Education" - article with photo; Cioppino recipe; Bridal fashion photos. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Paper generally yellowed and tender. A worthy reference copy. Book
1947RO30025118EDITIONS DU BATEAU IVRE. 1947. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 281 pages.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 840.091-XX ème siècle
1999RO30125056LE CHERCHE MIDI. 1999. In-4. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 291 pages comportant quelques photos couleur. . . . Classification Dewey : 234-La foi
24359Paris, Nouvelle Cité, 1978. 13 x 20, 185 pp., broché, bon état.
1854THEO0106Bruxelles, Goemaere 1854. 399 S.; 375 S.; rote OHldrbde. m. floraler Prägung, 4 Blindbünden, marmor. Vorsätzen, berieben, Kanten u. Ecken beschabt bzw. bestoß., Rü. von Bd. 2 fehlt, Bibl.-Zettel auf beiden Spiegeln, marmor. Farbschn.
2001pq2228Edition du Rocher Broché 2001 In-8 (14 x 22,5 cm.), broché, 295 pages ; légères traces aux plats, très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
197869298Quezon City: Katha Publishing Co 1978. Copy no. 228 of an unspecified edition 4to pp. 2 iv 450; printed from typescript; original printed cream wrappers; text toned title page soiled else very good and sound. "Authorized copies bear the signature of any one of the authors." This copy unsigned. Includes poetry plays and prose primarily in English but also Filipino Tagalog and Spanish often with tranalations and chronologically arranged "from pre-Hispanic times to the present." Not found in OCLC. Katha Publishing Co unknown
0909331731.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1 vol. in-8°, 119 pp., broche, couv. illustree plastifiee. Bel exemplaire. [NV-2]
