[Rarebooks] FS: Important Archive of one of New Orleans most famous citizens

[Charles Agvent]

CABLE, George Washington. ARCHIVE OF 18 SIGNED BOOKS INCLUDING HIS
FAMILY  BIBLE & CABLE'S COPY OF THE GRANDISSIMES USED ON HIS TOUR WITH
MARK TWAIN.  SPECTACULAR COLLECTION of material by this New Orleans native,
Confederate soldier, and important, neglected writer who paved the way
for  modern  Southern  writers such as Faulkner and Welty  in  dealing
with  the  pervasive issue of race. This collection was acquired  from
the  author's daughter, Lucy Leffingwell Cable Bikle, in the mid-1960s
and  has  been  in  storage since. The 18 pieces  include:  1.)  Cable
Family Bible presented to the author and his first wife by his father-
in-law  on  their  wedding  day and with a  record  of  family  events
including  all  three  of Cable's marriages.  2.) Cable's own  touring
copy  of THE GRANDISSIMES SIGNED and extensively marked and  annotated
in  pencil  by  him  for his public readings with  Mark  Twain.  Arlin
Turner  in  George W. Cable. The Life And Times Of A Southern  Heretic
calls  this  book the "first `modern' Southern novel" and  "the  first
important  work of fiction written by a Southerner" that attempts  "to
deal honestly with the complexity of Southern racial experience."  3.)
Two  books INSCRIBED by Cable to his first wife and another two to his
daughters  Lucy & Mary.  4.)  Actor Joseph  Jefferson's  Autobiography
INSCRIBED  by  him to  Cable.  5.)  And a small number  of  books  and
ephemera  from  the library of Cable's daughter Lucy including a  copy
of  her biography of her father INSCRIBED by her to her husband.  More
specific  information  is  available upon request.  Good to Very  Good
condition overall.                                          $30,000.00

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