[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY with an ALS from Thornton Wilder

[Charles Agvent]

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WILDER, Thornton. THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY with AUTOGRAPH LETTER
SIGNED  (ALS).  New York: Albert & Charles Boni 1927.  First  Edition.
First  Trade  Edition,  with title page printed in  green  and  black.
Illustrated  by  Amy  Drevenstedt. Winner of Wilder's first  of  three
Pulitzer  Prizes,  this  copy with an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED  by  the
author  on  his  New Jersey letterhead tipped to the first  blank.  In
full:  "My  dear Mr. Lublin Many thanks for your cordial  words  about
the  Bridge.  I  hope you will not be disappointed in the  works  that
will  follow  it.  Sincerely  yours  Thornton  Wilder  Jan  19  1928."
Lublin's  bookplate  tipped  to  facing page. Crack  at  gutter  where
letter  is  tipped  in but generally a tight, clean copy.  Very  Good,
lacking the scarce dustwrapper.                                $500.00


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