[Rarebooks] FS: D. W. Griffith's copy of Thomas Dixon's THE SOUTHERNER

[Charles Agvent]

  DIXON, Thomas.  THE SOUTHERNER.  A ROMANCE OF THE REAL LINCOLN.   New
York:  D. Appleton and Company 1913.  First Edition.  Publisher's  red
cloth stamped in blind and white.  Illustrated by J. N. Marchand. In a
prefatory  note  to this historical novel about Abraham  Lincoln,  the
author  states  that  "every  word in relating to the  issues  of  our
national  life has been drawn from authentic records in my possession.
Nor  have  I at any point taken a liberty with an essential detail  in
historical scenes."  Perhaps not as many liberties as he took with his
earlier  book  THE CLANSMEN (1905), an inflammatory  glorification  of
the  KuKlux  Klan  that  served  as  the  basis  for  director  D.  W.
Griffith's  THE  BIRTH OF A NATION (1915).  This  film,  controversial
even  in  its  day  for  its depiction  of  African  Americans,  was a
landmark  film  in cinematic history containing many  innovations  and
artistic  advancements, including a color sequence at the end.  It was
the  most  profitable film for over two decades, until  Disney's  SNOW
WHITE  AND  THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937), and even today is considered  one
of  the  top films of all time.  Which brings us back  to  this  book,
which  happens to come from D. W. Griffith's library and is  INSCRIBED
and  SIGNED  to him by the author on a special bookplate on the  front
endpaper  with  the  imprint  "Author's Autograph  Copy  to":  "D.  W.
Griffith  with  the  best wishes of the  author----  Sincerely  Thomas
Dixon."  Spine is frayed at the tips and sunned, though the  lettering
is  still readable.  Good, solid copy with an incredible  association.
                                                               $2000.00

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