Young T Benton (2 results)

Hard cover. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Clean tight unmarked copy. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK FINE. JACKET NEAR FINE. 1st Edition. SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the front endpaper. 115pp The author has inscribed this book to another South Carolina author, Harry Dent. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. The author is a native of Florence, South Carolina and is part of the Young Pecan business family. The author's interest in poetry began after an eight year long friendship with South Carolina's most famous Poet Laureate Archibald Rutledge. His friendship with Rutledge continued until Rutledge's death in 1973. Archibald Rutledge has written the foreword in which he praises Benton's talent as a poet. Benton also wrote "Eulogy t o Archibald Rutledge" which was read at Rutledge's induction to the Hall of Fame for South Carolinians in 1984. Benton dedicated this book to his wife and to Archibald Rutledge. Also included is the author's business card. Photos throughout. Signed by Author. …