The Devil in the Bush - INSCRIBED Copy

HEAD, Matthew [John Canaday]

Editore: Simon and Schuster, New York, 1945

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12mo. Pp. 184. Black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Leaves of wartime paper variably toned and fragile with a few chips and closed tears, front free endpaper inscribed in ink. In the color illustrated dust jacket with price intact on the front flap: spine ends chipped and edges rubbed, colors remain vivid. The first of four Dr. Mary Finney novels, set in the Belgian Congo. The author John Canaday, long-time art critic at the New York Times, has inscribed this copy "Lucky Hoop! p. 87 / Caroline from John 'Matthew Head'" to Caroline Houser, a noted Greek art historian and professor at Smith College. On the referenced page Gabrielle Boutegourde relinquishes her virginity to Hooper Taliaferro.Dust jacket is now housed in a removable clear archival sleeve.

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• Titolo: The Devil in the Bush - INSCRIBED Copy
• Editore: Simon and Schuster, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 1945
• Rilegatura: Hardcover with dust jacket
• Disegnatore: H. Lawrence Hoffman (dust jacket)
• Edizione: First Edition.
• Condizione: Good+
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Good+
• Firmato: Autografato dall'autore