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Published by Theatre Arts, Inc, New York, 1923
First Edition
202p., introduction, Nubanusit Tea Barn fiche on paste-down, gift inscription dated 1923 on front free endpaper, first edition in very rubbed, edgeworn cloth-backed boards with paper title labels on spine and front cover. Spine titling is still legible, just barely, rear hinge is badly cracked. A lousy copy, but the presswork is beautiful and text is quite clean. Early book appearances by Heyward and Allen and a surprising number of writers who made names for themselves. Heyward's "Porgy" was published a year later. The MacDowell Colony is the oldest extant artists' colony in the USA. The Tea Barn label was a local eatery where the artists and poets from the Colony gathered.
Published by Theatre Arts, Inc., New York, 1923
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Quarter Buckram. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Quarter green buckram binding with paper lables on the front cover and the spine, the rare orange dust jacket has bled a little on to the front label, and there is loss to the spine, now brodard protected. Previous owner's bookplate behind front cover. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a FAIR PLUS dust jacket. The MacDowell Colony is an art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, founded in 1907 by Marian MacDowell, wife of composer Edward MacDowell, largely with donated funds. At least 61 Pulitzer Prizes have been received by the roughly 5, 100 artists who have been in residence over the years. Stays average four to five weeks and are limited to two months. Room and board are free, and some residents receive help with travel expenses as well. Each artist is assigned one of 32 studios for their personal use on a 24-hour-a-day basis; each of these is a separate building with power, heat, simple amenities, lunch delivered, no telephone, and the expectation that interruptions will be by invitation only. In nearly every case, the studios are out of view of each other. The artists are a community of between 20 and 30, sharing breakfast and dinner in a common dining room, and frequently engaging in group activities in the evenings. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.