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18480002403BALTIMORE MARYLAND MD 1848. On offer is a fascinating original pair 2 of manuscript letters which typically begin with the author's business dealings in various goods quoting sales prices for goods in local currencies of Virginia and Baltimore at this time banks issued their own currency and then evolves into a very insightful letters on the local and overseas politics of the day. The first written on the 23rd of May 1848 the day after the Democratic National Convention opened in Baltimore Lewis Cass the nominee as the letter predicted. James Buchanan was one of two others vying for the nomination ".a wagoner who came for the salt told me he was offered 5 3/4 for your flour which I advised him to take. He was paid in Va. paper.in that money talks about another load I took the load will retail it at not less than 5 5/8 in Balt. money. Our city is now full of strangers. The General Assembly of the Presb. Church Of The U.S. is in session here probably 250 clergymen in attendance the Democratic Convention to nominate a candidate for the presidency -- it is supposed General Cass will be the man.the accounts from all parts of the country are favourable for the coming crops. When the Steamer Harman left Southampton everything was quiet in France. The Lamartine Party triumphed. I hope the convention may frame a republican constitution in peace; it would be the means of carrying civil religious liberty to the downtrodden masses of oppressed Europe. Wish but wishes yours very respectfully William Wilson". The folded letter sheet 8 3/8" x 13" of the stampless cover featuring a light blue Baltimore date stamp and bold blue "5" postal rate has one hole near wax seal filled in effects parts of two words and a couple of small edge tears neatly mended with archival tape. The second dated June 30th 1849 ".Business is very dull the weather remarkably warm. Our city is healthy. not one case of Cholera while pestilence is raging all round us. We have much cause for gratitude. We have late news from England this morning. A resurrection has broken out in Paris but was suppressed by 70000 soldiers. The French army had attacked Rome -- report says that 800 romans were killed that thy romans are invincible. Great confusion continues to exist throughout Germany. Flour had advanced about 6d pence per barrel in Liverpool the crops looked very favorable." Overall G. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manuscript. unknown
18230012317England. Fair with no dust jacket. 1823. Ephemera. On offer is a signed envelope front bearing the signature of William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 4th Earl Fitzwilliam 1748-1833. Signed Wentworth Fitzwilliam on the front left of the envelope bottom. It is dated 1823. The text written on the envelope cover reads: To Mr. Wilkinson Mrs Walker's Factory Lane Doncaster. William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam 4th Earl Fitzwilliam styled Viscount Milton until 1756 was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson Wentworth's estates making him one of the richest people in Britain. He played a leading part in Whig politics until the 1820s. The envelope cover measures 9 x 6-1/2 inches flat size. Paper in good condition however there are two sections outside of envelope front panel torn away with no hand writing affected. Age toning present. Writing is legible. Overall Fair.; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
1853000737HOMER NEW YORK NY. Good. 1853. On offer is a handwritten diary/journal - "The American Diary for 1853 and Reference Book for Business and Professional Business Men Housekeepers Travelers and All Others" New York: Published by A. Morrell 1853". As evidenced on the fep the author states: "August 28 1854 - William Wakeley's book Homer Cortland Co. NY." The book was used by William primarily for financial purposes but is littered with notes of local historical events personal observations as late as 1874 and many many companies and addresses: "Homer December 28th 1871 William B. Coggshall Dr. to One Elias Howe Sewing Machine for Sixty Dollars."."Cost of fifteen Thurs N.Y. Central RR Nov. 5 1853 Sixteen hundred Eighty 86 Dollars.$111 per share". "Homer April 26 1888 George W. Brown Dr. to set five pairs of brass to fix doors and let down floor $1.50." August 2 1858 William Kingsbury.belt leather."Dane Stebbins.One hand drill." On each day there's historical information on an event such as "November 1853 Friday 25.New York evacuated 1783" March 2 1863 - Stone & Brothers by Wrought Iron to the amount of 49 1/2 lbs for cartage Homer Sept 1862 - Stone & Brothers Dn - Make Cider with Senew & Nut for $5.00 1864 - Loome Dye Brothers of Ayerchary Loomis of Homer to one Blacksmiths Drill for ten dollars Laid Loome's lives in Chitangua County N.Y." etc. etc. Mr. Wakeley must have been quite wealthy listing all his Railroad Bond purchases and he sold many 'drilling' machines throughout New York State. The cover is somewhat rough but the interiors are better than good.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HOMER NEW YORK PRE CIVIL WAR ECONOMY COMMERCE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ARCHIVE NEW YORK DIARY DIARIES SEWING MACHINES DRILLING ECONOMICS NEW YORK HOMER SYRACUSE BINGHAMTON PRE CIVIL WAR ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . hardcover
19430008174MS TOSARI NORTH ATLANTIC. Good. 1943. On offer is a rare original U.S. Navy log book from WWII. Measuring 8 inches by 5 inches this hardcover volume has 188 pages an is 70% complete. The cover and binding are in good condition and all pages are intact. The handwriting is clear and legible. The book is the Log Book of the U.S. Navy Armed Guard a little-known branch of the United States armed forces in WWII. The USNAG was the service branch of the United States Navy that was responsible for defending U.S. and Allied merchant ships from attack by enemy aircraft submarines and surface ships during World War II. A total of 144970 enlisted men and officers served in the U.S. Navy Armed Guard during World War II. They sailed on 6236 merchant ships including Allied vessels of which more than 700 ships were sunk and many more were damaged. Armed Guard casualties numbered at least 1810 killed or missing in action and many more wounded. The typical Armed Guard complement for a merchant ship was 24 gunners and one officer generally an ensign lieutenant junior grade or lieutenant plus as many as three communication personnel for a total of 28 men. Ships carrying troops had larger Armed Guard detachments to man the increased numbers of guns installed on such vessels. In the early days of the war however many ships went out with less than the armament desired and with smaller Armed Guard crews. This Log Book was kept by the Armed Guard unit on the freighter MS Tosari. Tosari was built in 1919 and operated primarily between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia. She was owned and operated by the Dutch shipping company Rotterdamsche Lloyd. During the war many Dutch ships were placed under the control of the US army they were used to carry troops and participated in convoys. The Dutch Ministry of Shipping were very helpful to the War Department during the period the vessels were utilized for troop service many Dutch crew members continued working on the ships. In the period when the log book was maintained Tosari participated in several convoys between Alexandria and Malta Bombay and Aruba and New York and Guantanamo. The Log Book was maintained by Lt jg William Waddell USNR. He maintains it every day he is in command until he is relieved. The Log begins July 15th with him reporting aboard with his AG crew to relieve the existing commander. The Log details ship movements disciplinary matters crew management issues and gunnery practice. "1740 Sailed from Artificial Island Philadelphia with general cargo" Aug 23 1943; "2217 Dropped anchor at Lynhaven Roads Norfolk one hour after departure of 8-knot convoy for Key West. Impossible to depart immediately to overtake convoy because of necessary engine repairs . " Aug 24 1943; "0854 Test fire 4"/50 aft gun . " Apr 1 1943; "1730 Ship sighted bearing 330 o Range approximately 16000 yds deep on horizon. Ship manoeuvres and bears in 230 o and range approx 15000 yds Men called to battle stations " May 21 1944; "1000 Lt JG Frank Curran USNR reports to ship as relieving officer ." Nov 18 1944. The book also contains a 2-page report of a disciplinary hearing - a Captains Mast - stapled to the last page. This is an excellent example of a detailed daily war log. For a naval historian it provides detailed information on this ship's movements locations and assigned crew. The crew lists contain full names and USN service numbers making them very easy to track. For a writer this is excellent source material to develop a real understanding of the working of such a ship and her Guard crew which can add the sense of realism captured so well by writers such as Montserrat and O'Brian.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF: 20TH CENTURY 1940s; WW2; SECOND WORLD WAR; MS TOSARI; U.S. NAVY ARMED GUARD; UNITED STATES NAVY; MERCHANT MARINE; KPM; DUTCH EAST INDIES; NICOLAS MONTSERRAT; KNOT CONVOYS; NAVAL HISTORY; CAPTAIN'S MAST; LOG BOOKS; BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC; CARIBBEAN CONVOYS; GN CONVOYS; GUANTANAMO TO NEW YORK CONVOYS IN 1943; TRINIDAD TO ARUBA TO GUANTANAMO CONVOYS; BOMBAY TO PERSIAN GULF CONVOYS; TAG CONVOYS; BP CONVOYS; ALLIED WAR EFFORT; DUTCH CONTRIBUTION IN WW2; DUTCH MERCHANT SHIPS IN WW2; WILLIAM WADELL; MARITIME HISTORY; DUTCH VESSELS; ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
189285105Paris: Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire 1892. Fine. Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire Paris 1892 11 x 16 cm broché Rare first edition one of 250 numbered copies on simili-Japan paper the only printing along with 12 Japan copies. With a frontispiece portrait of the author etched by Marcellin Desboutins. Spine lightly browned handsome interior condition. Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire unknown
189215240Paris: Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire 1892. Fine. Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire Paris 1892 11 x 16 cm broché First edition one of 250 numbered copies on simili-Japon the only issue with 12 on Japon. Frontispiece with a portrait of the author etched by Marcellin Desboutins. Spine sunned with a small tear at foot minor stains to boards without consequence fine interior condition. Rare. Bibliothèque artistique & littéraire hardcover
15484William Volker & Company. Very Good-. N.D. Hardcover. The covers are soiled but the contents are very good to fine with just a bit of thumbing. No date but the only cars visible in the pictures in the front are early probably teens to early 20's. Contains actual samples of window shades sold under the Volker & Luxor brands. Pretty nice for someone restoring a period house. ; Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall . William Volker & Company hardcover
180562593à Paris: Chez F. BuissonFirmin Didot 1805. Fine. Chez F. Buisson Firmin Didot à Paris 1805-1790 12.50 x 20.50 cm relié First French edition of the Account of the Capture of His Majesty's Ship Bounty translated by Daniel Lescallier. It is illustrated with 3 maps including one of the voyage in the launch one of the islands discovered by Lieutenant Bligh and one of the coasts of New Holland. Contemporary full marbled brown sheep binding spine with raised bands decorated with urn tools in lozenges rolled decoration at foot red morocco title-label. Some rubbing. Captain Woodard was held prisoner by the Malays on the island of Celebes for two years and five months; his testimony was collected by Vaughan in England while the captain was making a stopover. Describing his captivity and adventures he also reports on the food fauna and flora customs and practices of the natives. In the appendix several very remarkable accounts of shipwrecks: loss of the frigate La Pandore loss of Captain Kenedy's vessel account of the black hole. The Account of the Capture of His Majesty's Ship Bounty relates its voyage and the famous mutiny. After a six-month stay in Tahiti and a cargo of breadfruit trees the revolt broke out on board on April 28 1789; the captain and 18 of his men were forced into a drifting launch with only ship's biscuits for food. After 48 days of navigation this meager crew landed at Timor with all hands. Christian Fletcher one of the lieutenant's mates and 24 other men remained on the Bounty. William Bligh attributes this unexpected revolt according to him to the life the men found in Tahiti and the desire to return to a gentle life far from the discipline of an English ship. Cinema would find in this maritime story eloquent symbols to exploit: youth against authority and blind and arbitrary repression freedom. Christian Fletcher would establish a colony with some of his men on Pitcairn Island the others having remained in Tahiti; in all likelihood they killed each other and only one survivor remained. Handsome copy. Chez F. BuissonFirmin Didot hardcover
18770007011Lancaster County Pennsylvania PA. Good. 1877. On offer is the 1877 diary of a noted lawyer newspaper editor and politician. William Uhler Hensel was born in Lancaster County Pennsylvania in 1851. Upon graduation he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1873. A year later he purchased a half interest in the local newspaper becoming its editor. His dual career prospered and along with it his involvement in local politics. He became very active in state politics and served four consecutive terms as state Democratic Party Chairman. He was also active in national politics writing campaign material and biographies for Democratic candidates including President Grover Cleveland. As his political work expanded he sold his newspaper interest and concentrated on building his law practice. In time he and his partner J. Hay Brown built a very successful law practice. Hensel was eventually appointed Attorney-General for the state of Pennsylvania; Brown as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court years later. His term was marked with great distinction. He went on to become President of the Pennsylvania state bar and eventually vice-president of the American Bar Association - roles he served in with great distinction. He was a noted writer and public speaker He was also an avid supporter of local causes such as the Lancaster Historical Society and his two alma maters - Franklin and Marshall College and Dickinson College. He died in February 1915. This diary was written during his early years as a lawyer and editor of the Lancaster Intelligencer. He records various transactions he was involved with . sale of lots at courthouse at 10 AM Mar 11 . at 2 PM heard case of Graham Potter Mar 21 put case of Wm. Aug14 References to his newspaper include . wrote opinion . Trust Coy & Savings Bk Mar 22 Hensel built a long solid career and fine reputation as a legal professional and also as a journalist. He achieved these in both fields while being very active in politics and public life - a significant accomplishment. This volume gives an insight into the formative years of this very accomplished man. The diary is in very good condition. It measures 3 3/4 inches by 2 1/2 inches and holds approximately 400 pages including memoranda. The diary is about two-thirds complete. The writing is a neat very small script.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM UHLER HENSEL LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE DICKINSON COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND JOURNALIST EDITOR AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19350008178EAST HANOVER NJ 1935. On offer is a fascinating collection of journals from a family struggling through the Great Depression in pre-WWII America. It includes four journals for the years of 1935 1936 1937 and 1943 and a notebook all items are in fair condition. The Journals were written by William J. Timmons and members of his family. Timmons was born in 1889 in Navan Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1906. He married and he and his wife had 7 children - 5 girls and 2 boys. His wife passed away in 1933 apparently from injuries resulting from burns. Timmons worked in some manufacturing firms - in particular the Walter Kidde Company and context suggests that he also worked some land. Casual research has not turned up any additional information on him. The journals do not follow a strict chronological structure. Some in fact have entries made by some of his children or are written entirely by one of his daughters. The first journal was written in 1935 it measures 8.25'x6.75' and has 52 pages and is 50% complete. It is a composition book in which he appears to write out the drafts of letters he will then send out. One in particular details his personal and family history as he struggles to raise his 7 children on his own. Written to Rt Rev Monsignor Meehan possibly Rev Robert Meehan he details his difficult circumstances his personal history and his request for a job at the parish cemetery: ". I am working at present for the Walter Kidde fire extinguisher co in Bloomfield NJ. . I find it very difficult to continue sending them his 3 high school age daughters to Bayley High School with the money I make at present. I get 55¢ per hour for eight hours each day . I can't work seven days a week so I can make ends meet My wife and children moved into East Hanover in 1925. My wife and I agreed to live in very humble living quarters so that we could afford to send our children through a Catholic High School. ." draft letter Oct 7 1935. Another letter is to Walter Kidde detailing improper activities at work including theft of metal and metal scrap. It appears that this was not his first communication and there was tension between himself and other men working in the shop: ". I am bewildered and timid in writing to you as Mr. Hiss has informed me that you do not wish to receive any more letters from me. He also told me that you turned over the last letter to him and that it was confidential between the three of us but it was known throughout the shop and for three weeks the men would not speak to me ." draft letter Oct 7 1935. Other entries detail what he sees as theft or misappropriation of company material. The second journal measures 9.5' x75' has 120 pages and 99% complete. It is written by one of his daughters. She never identifies herself. It opens with good news: "In the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty six on the twenty seventh day of April God bestowed the blessings on Daddy of winning two thousand two hundred and eighty dollars $2280" Page 1. This is the equivalent of nearly 20 years wages for Timmons. Covering the time period from April 27 to July 23 1936 she keeps a record of family expenses and daily events: "Daddy went to Whippany to see about plowing and Charlie Beaumont about truck. Uncle Joe got from Dad $3.00" Jun4. 1933 The 3rd journal measures 95' x75' has 112 pages and is 99% complete. It covers the period June 15th 1936 to July 17 1937. Not all entries are in chronological order. This one appears to have been written by either a son or daughter. It is more likely a son as it refers to the writer working in a shop. Many of the entries describe day-to-day work tasks. He describes an accident he suffered from in which parts he was hand carrying exploded. He also talks about the manufacture of 15 navy shells. He also records conversations about attempts to unionize their shop: ". The men told Dad that Val Hill wanted the shop all one he wanted the union and they said it was Dad who was keeping it from being a union. Dad asked how many men worked there they said about 360. Dad said if 359 joined the union they would never get 360 to join. ." June 19 1937; "Dad had no money to get Bill clothes for graduation so he stood home from work. Cat daughter Catherine and I went to Uncle Joe's house but he was already at work and then we went to Sharkeys and Ruth told us she wouldn't have it. ." June 22 1937. This journal also includes some list of expenses and more importantly full names of people that the family knows. The 4th journal is written by Ann Timmons. It measures 85' x 675' has 50 pages and 78% complete it covers the period from March to October 1943. It begins with a letter dated Mar 17th to the Internal Revenue Service: "Gentlemen I cannot pay. Please grant me a month's grace to pay the balance $50.83 on my income tax. I am sorry to have this happen but faithfully promise to pay the rest on Apr 15th Mar 17. A number of pages appear to be a time record extending from April to Sept. In July she replies to a letter from her brother Bill who is serving in the United States army in North Africa likely as part of Operation Torch: ". I received your letter Saturday July 10 and am really proud of you. It sure gives me a proud feeling to get a letter from a brother of mine in Africa that can beat the h____ out of any enemies that gets in his way. But anyway I'd like to see anybody cross an Irishman and get away with it. ." July 11. On Oct 26 1943 she writes a letter in which she provides her brother Pat's address to a Pvt. Adams. Pat is already in uniform attached to the 92nd Field Artillery Battalion. Also in October she drafts a long 16 page letter to her brother Bill. The last volume is a top-bound writing notebook dated from 1937 it measures 975'x8' has 78 pages and 100% complete. This was written by William Timmons and goes into significant detail about the problems and in-fighting at the Walter Kidde Company where he was working. It is notable that although his full name is William Timmons as evidenced from previous letters he has written the men at work refer to him as 'Mike'. He refused to join a union which caused great animosity: ". He said - Boys when Floria and I go away you boys start to work on Mike Timmons and make him join the C.I.O. Union. . I said to them if the President of the United States asked me to join the C.I.O. Union I would refuse Then the mob made all sorts of threatening and insulting remarks". This collection offers a fabulous insight into the day-to-day challenges of an ordinary working class man and his family. For a historian it is valuable from several perspectives. It describes the struggle of this man to raise his family on his own it describes industrial life on the shop floor and it provides an insight into the rough world of union organizing. What makes it special is the inclusion of entries and comments by at least two of his children who provide another perspective on life around them. Fair. Illus. by /. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Manuscript. hardcover
169256083à La Haye The Hague: Chez Adrian Moetjens 1692. Fine. Chez Adrian Moetjens à La Haye The Hague 1692 9 x 15.50 cm relié Second edition statement. Full marbled brown sheep binding. Raised band spine richly decorated. Red morocco title label. Edges gilt. Triple fillet frame on boards. Narrow split to upper joint at foot. Some rubbing. Some leaves with browning. Handsome copy in a quality binding. These memoirs written by Chevalier Temple who was ambassador of the King of England in Holland begin as the author has just left his official functions; they concern the Dutch War from 1672 to 1678 and the Treaty of Nijmegen which ended it a treaty which was favorable to France then master of Europe's destiny. ""Ambassador in Holland author of the Triple Alliance of The Hague in 1668 Temple detests Louis XIV and France while he fervently admires William of Orange."" Bourgeois & André Sources VIII 8247. NB: This work is available at the bookstore on request within 48 hours. Chez Adrian Moetjens hardcover
196278609Paris: Gallimard 1962. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1962 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition in French on ordinary paper. A tiny spot in the margin of the first cover handsome copy. Rare manuscript signature of William Styron on an endpaper. Gallimard unknown
195787241Paris: Gallimard 1957. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1957 15 x 24 cm broché First edition in French of which there were no deluxe copies. Foxing to spine and margins of boards retaining the dust jacket which has small marginal tears. Rare dated autograph inscription signed by William Styron to journalist Paule Villers. Gallimard hardcover
197981525London: Jonathan Cape 1979. Fine. Jonathan Cape London 1979 16 x 24 cm cartonnage de l'éditeur Sophie's Choice Jonathan Cape London 1979 16 x 24 cm publisher's binding First English edition. Publisher's binding in full black cloth. Complete of its printed jacket illustrated with the photographic portrait of the author with two small missing pieces at the top of the spine. Surprising autograph inscription signed and dated by Meryl Streep a year before she played the title role in the movie adaptation by Alan J. Pakula for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1983: ""For Keith thanks for an interesting afternoon 16/10/1981 London"" This ""Keith"" could very well be Keith Barish producer of the Pakula film who bought the rights from Styron as soon as the novel was published. Meryl Streep will not be casted for the role of Sophie until the summer of 1981 as reported by the New York times of July 22 1981: ""After a two-year search Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline have been chosen to play the doomed lovers in the film version of William Styron's novel about a survivor of Auschwitz ''Sophie's Choice.'' How and why they got the roles casts a certain amount of light on the way things are done in Hollywood. Mr. Styron's novel was purchased for approximately $750000 in May 1979 by Keith Barish a multimillionaire land developer who had decided to go into the movie business. It was the first property he acquired and he bought it for the director Alan Pakula who received an Academy Award nomination for ''All The President's Men.'' By mid-July Lord Grade's Marble Arch Productions had agreed to make the book into a $10 million to $12 million motion picture. None of the three men most involved Mr. Barish Mr. Pakula and Martin Starger president of Marble Arts were exploiting a popular novel. All three saw the book as an important perhaps great-motion picture. » The ""interesting afternoon"" in ""London"" mentioned in this letter by Meryl Streep in her autograph inscription could therefore be the closing of this agreement in the offices of Lord Grade in London whose Marble Arch Productions financed the 14 million dollars film. Despite the absence of an explicit surname the circumstances date and location mentioned in this surprising and very early dedication make it possible to determine with certainty its recipient as one of the people primarily responsible for casting in Sophie's Choice. More precisely Keith Barish who weighed in on the choice of Meryl Streep against the opinion of Pakula who preferred Magda Vasaryova to her. Unique presentation copy undoubtedly bearing the first significant inscription by Meryl Streep on this masterpiece which will become one of the greatest films of her career. Jonathan Cape hardcover
1968091522-MLondon UK: Jonathan Cape 1968. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 1st. Edition 1968 Soft Cover UNCORRECTED PROOF with sample dust jacket 428 page book. This rare uncorrected proofcopy of Mr. Styron fourth novel is also signed on the first blank page . Condition : Very Good shows some edge aging . The sample dust jacket is complete and is in Very good condition with edge rubs. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jonathan Cape Paperback
196379218Paris: Gallimard 1963. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1963 14.50 x 22.50 cm en feuilles sous chemise et étui First edition of the French translation one of 10 numbered copies on Lana laid paper the only deluxe copies after 5 on Rives laid paper. Restoration to the slipcase split at foot along its entire length otherwise handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
195344178Paris: Gallimard 1953. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1953 14.50 x 21.50 cm broché First Gallimard edition and new edition of the French translation one of 41 numbered copies on pure laid paper the only deluxe copies. Spine and covers marginally sunned handsome interior condition. Gallimard unknown
1996247642Roma: Edizioni La Recita 1996. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 252pp. Second edition. Text of the sonnets in Italian & English; wonderful illustrations in color and black and white; red cloth binding; illustrated dust jacket; clean and tight binding. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Edizioni La Recita unknown books
188685015Paris: Librairie académique Perrin & Cie 1886. Fine. Librairie académique Perrin & Cie Paris 1886 12 x 19 cm broché First edition of the French translation established by Louis-Nicolas Ménard no mention is made of deluxe copies. Interior foxing and to the covers a small tear in the left margin of the second cover. Librairie académique Perrin & Cie unknown
196060378Paris: Mercure de France 1960. Fine. Mercure de France Paris 1960 14 x 19 cm broché first edition of the French translation prepared by Yves Bonnefoy and for which no large papers were taken one of the review copies service. Autograph signed by Yves Bonnefoy to Pierre Dumayet. Slightly insolated back with pale wetting. Mercure de France unknown
196061967Paris: Mercure de France 1960. Fine. Mercure de France Paris 1960 14 x 19 cm broché First edition of the French translation by Yves Bonnefoy and for which it was not drawn from great papers. Nice copy. Autograph signed by Yves Bonnefoy to Robert Ellrodt. Mercure de France unknown
195432005Paris: La nef de Paris 1954. Fine. La nef de Paris Paris 1954 16 x 19.50 cm broché First edition of the French translation established by Fernand Crommelynck one of 20 numbered copies on pur fil the only deluxe copies with 10 on Holland paper. Two light traces of sunning without gravity at head and foot of spine covers slightly and marginally faded a small stain without gravity on the first deckled edge otherwise handsome copy with full margins. La nef de Paris unknown
197769784Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1977. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1977-1978 10.50 x 17.50 cm 2 volumes en reliures de l'éditeur sous étuis souples et cartonnés Bibliothèque de La Pléiade edition printed on Bible paper. Publisher's full brown grained sheep bindings grey top edges smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets. Copies complete with their cellophane wrappers dust jackets and slipcases. Volume 1 retains the folding genealogical table of the kings of England. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
1996247642Roma: Edizioni La Recita 1996. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. 252pp. Second edition. Text of the sonnets in Italian & English; wonderful illustrations in color and black and white; red cloth binding; illustrated dust jacket; clean and tight binding. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Edizioni La Recita unknown
194432014Paris: J. & R. Wittmann 1944. Fine. J. & R. Wittmann Paris 1944 12 x 18.50 cm broché New edition of the French translation printed in 825 numbered copies on pur fil paper ours one of the 50 reserved for ""A.B.L."". Handsome copy. J. & R. Wittmann unknown
