[Rarebooks] FS: Advance Copy of John Nichols THE STERILE CUCKOO with Lengthy INSCRIPTION to Bill Targ

[Charles Agvent]

NICHOLS, John. THE STERILE CUCKOO. New York: McKay, 1965. First Edition. 
Advance Reading Copy in printed blue wraps of author's first book, which 
was made into a film starring Liza Minnelli, who was nominated for an 
Academy Award for Best Actress. With a long SIGNED INSCRIPTION by the 
author to editor Bill Targ and his wife, Roslyn, a literary agent: "Back 
in the prehistoric age when I was but a lad and this thing was just 
taking flight, I wrote long letters to you - Roslyn - and received 
beautiful polite epistles in return. Little did I know that the very 
person with whom I was communicating then would turn up white, 
angelically and incredibly beautiful on the arm of my future editor and 
friend. Eh bien, c'est comme ca - and thank goodness for you both! 
John." Laid in is a homemade Christmas card from Nichols SIGNED by him 
for his wife and cat. Faint creasing to covers. Near Fine. (#006925)    
     $750.00

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