Uncle Dudley Additional Signed Titles by Morris Wright (1 results)
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Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. This copy is signed to his wife Mary Ellen Finfrock. Comes with a facsimile dust jacket as well as the remnants of the original. This book has several very interesting items included with it. A signed photo of Morris Wright in Acapulco, Mexico from Decemb…er 1954. A signed postcard from 1964 written to Magdalene Schindelin. A letter written to Wright and his wife Mary Ellen presumably from Magdalene Schindelin with commentary on his writing and upcoming books. Another postcard written to Magdalene Schindelin from Mary Ellen. There is a graphic design for My Uncle Dudley from Stanley Rice. There are a couple newspaper articles one has a picture of Wright with Dorothy Parker, Saul Bellow and the critic Leslie Fiedler. The dust jacket is in poor condition. It's missing the lower part of the spine, there is tape repair, splitting and chipping. Book Titles The World in the Attic. Charles Scribner s Sons (New York), 1949. First edition with A on the copyright page. Hardcover with dust jacket. Signed/inscribed by author on front endpaper. Inscription reads: For Kitty- who is part gimme*. Wright Morris. 11-14-71. *World in the attic, that is, sweetie. Dust jacket has wear and soiling to edges and surface with some chips and edge tears. Yellowing and light foxing to endpapers. Penciled dates written on colophon next to corresponding titles. Inside pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The Man Who Was There. Charles Scribner s Sons (New York), 1945. First edition with A on the copyright page. Hardcover with dust jacket. Signed/inscribed by author to longtime friend, Magdalene Schindelin, on the front endpaper. This is Morris second novel. Inscription reads: For Schindelin- who was there, and there- and there- and there. Wright. Oct. 8, 1953. Dust jacket has wear and soiling to edges and surface with some chips and edge tears. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The Huge Season. Wright Morris. The Viking Press (New York), 1954. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Mylar protective wrapper. Signed/inscribed by author to longtime friend, Magdalene Schindelin on front endpaper. Jacket design by Bill England. This is Morris ninth book. Inscription reads: To commemorate the great twenty years of Schindelin-Morris. A huge season of changes in the hopes of more seasonal reunions. Wright. Dust jacket has light wear to edges and surface with a couple small chips. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The Huge Season. Wright Morris. Secker & Warburg (London), 1955. First British edition. Hardcover with jacket. Dust jacket shows wear and soiling to edges and surface with some chips and tears. Not for Sale sticker (sample complete copy) affixed to front endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The Deep Sleep. Wright Morris. Charles Scribner s Sons (New York), 1953. First edition with A on the copyright page. Hardcover (missing jacket). Signed/inscribed by author on front endpaper. Inscription reads: For Kitty- no deep sleeper. Wright. Sept. 30, 1956. The late sleeper 11-13-71. Gray cloth show wear and soiling to edges and surface, with more significant stains to back cover and rear endpaper. Owner s name in pencil on front endpaper. Some yellowing and light foxing to endpaper with water stains to rear endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Ephemera Uncle Dudley graphic with penciled notes on back by Wright Morris. New York Times Book Review clipping (dated November 9, 1958) of photograph featuring Saul Bellow, Dorothy Parke. Signed by Author(s).
