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The Morning Watch
by AGEE, James
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Wrappers dust-soiled, small area of discoloration on front free-endpaper, otherwise a very good copy, without the glassine dust
- Seller
-
Deep River, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Roma: Botteghe Oscure VI, 1950. First (separate) edition of Agee's autobiographical first novel, printed for private circulation in its entirety. One of an unrecorded number of offprints from Marguerite Caetani's distinguished literary journal Botteghe Oscure. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "to Bob Edwards / with warm good wishes / Jim Agee". The novel was not published until 1951 when Houghton Mifflin brought it out in the United States. A story of adolescent crisis, based on Agee's experience at the small Episcopal preparatory school in the mountains of Tennessee called St. Andrew's, one of whose teachers, Father Flye, became Agee's life-long friend. Wrappers dust-soiled, small area of discoloration on front free-endpaper, otherwise a very good copy, without the glassine dust jacket. Books inscribed by Agee are rare. 8vo, original printed wrappers. Wrappers dust-soiled, small area of discoloration on front free-endpaper, otherwise a very good copy, without the glassine dust jacket. Books inscribed by Agee are rare.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21763
- Title
- The Morning Watch
- Author
- AGEE, James
- Book Condition
- Used - Wrappers dust-soiled, small area of discoloration on front free-endpaper, otherwise a very good copy, without the glassine dust
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First (separate) edition of Agee's autobiographical first novel,
- Publisher
- Botteghe Oscure VI
- Place of Publication
- Roma
- Date Published
- 1950
- Bookseller catalogs
- SIGNED/INSCRIBED; MODERN FIRSTS;
Terms of Sale
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Any item may be returned for any reason within seven days of receipt provided prior notification has been given
About the Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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