[Rarebooks] FS: John Reed's THE DAY IN BOHEMIA with Interesting Manuscript about Louise Bryant and Russia
Charles Agvent
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Wed Sep 10 10:13:41 EDT 2014
One of several spectacular John Reed items fromour recent
catalog--SUMMER MISCELLANY 2014--which contains 127 select items, all
new arrivals, in a variety of fields. Here is a link to our illustrated
pdf catalog on our website:
http://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/index.html?id=DLrIinxi&mv_pc=440
REED, John. THE DAY IN BOHEMIA OR LIFE AMONG THE ARTISTS BEING A JEU
D'ESPRIT CONTAINING MUCH THAT IS ORIGINAL AND DIVERTING. IN WHICH THE
READER WILL FIND THE COGNOMENS AND QUALITIES OF MANY PERSONS DESTINED
ONE DAY TO ADORN THE ANNALS OF NATIONS, IN LETTERS, MUSIC, PAINTING, THE
PLASTIC ARTS, AND EVEN BUSINESS; TOGETHER WITH THEIR FOIBLES,
WEAKNESSES, AND SHORTCOMINGS. AND SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE LED BY
GENIUSES IN MANHATTAN'S QUARTIER LATIN. New York: Printed for the
Author, 1913. First Edition. Stiff printed brown wraps (6-1/2" x
9-5/8"). Issued in an edition of 500 copies. Though there is no
indication of such in the book itself, this volume was in the possession
of Louis Bryant, Reed's wife. Laid in is an interesting piece: a 6" x
7-1/4" reproduction of an unidentified figure on which is written on the
verso in an unidentified hand: "In the world is a big place which is
called Russia, and there is a little place, my heart, which is full of
gratefulness and love for a little American doll Louise Bryant. And when
Louise thinks of Russia I beg her to think of me ever yours." Following
that is a name, partly obliterated, dated Moscow, April 1921. Slight
soiling to the covers; the bottom of the spine lacking about two inches
of paper. Very Good.
Perhaps the best known left-wing American journalist of the twentieth
century; Reed was portrayed by Warren Beatty in the film REDS, nominated
for twelve Academy Awards and winner of three, which centered on Reed's
life, notably his romance with Louise Bryant, played by Diane Keaton,
and his early death at 33 in Moscow. Reed's best known book, TEN DAYS
THAT SHOOK THE WORLD, is Reed's firsthand account of the October
Revolution in Russia in 1917. (#017504) $750.00
http://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/017504.html?id=PkSBpjFv&mv_pc=158
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