[Rarebooks] FS: Early Signed Limited Eudora Welty Inscribed to another writer

[Charles Agvent]

WELTY,  Eudora. MUSIC FROM SPAIN. Greenville, MS: The Levee  Press
1948.  First Edition. Her first limited edition, this being copy  #237
of  750  SIGNED by Welty as issued in decorated boards.  INSCRIBED  on
the  front free endpaper by Welty for William Archibald "with all best
wishes  +  admiration"  and SIGNED by her on 26  May  1956.  Archibald
wrote  the  lyrics and book for the Broadway shows CARIB SONG in  1945
and  THE  CRYSTAL HEART in 1960. Welty at the approximate time of  the
inscription  in  this  book still had hopes that  Archibald  would  be
interested in creating a musical from her novel THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM,
a  project  that never was realized though its origins were  as  early
as  1950. With Archibald's bookplate on the front pastedown. A  scarce
title  to  find  inscribed,  let  alone with  an  inscription  of  any
importance.  Near  Fine with minor soiling and a bit of wear to  spine
label.                                                        $1500.00

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