[Rarebooks] FS: Wonderful Inscribed Edward Dahlberg: REASONS OF THE HEART

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Thu Oct 15 11:40:40 EDT 2009


DAHLBERG, Edward. REASONS OF THE HEART. n.p. [New York]: Horizon Press, 
(1965). First Edition. Insights from a lifetime of experience and 
thought by one of America's underrated authors. This copy with a lengthy 
(16 line) SIGNED INSCRIPTION dated 1971 from Sarasota by the author on 
the half-title page: "For Mary, who scolds me for calling/her a darling 
claiming she has many/faults (but then who hasn't except/a liar + a 
dissembler)? I'm not a/reformer, a humanitarian, and I think/only a mad 
man would endeavor to/change another person's character./Besides, I am 
deeply pleased with you as you are/+ am greatly indebted to you for 
your/affectionate father./with my tender + adoring thoughts/+ feelings 
for you." Fine in a Very Good or better dustwrapper.     $350.00	

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