[Rarebooks] FS: SIGNED First of John Berryman's Critical Biography of Stephen Crane
Charles Agvent
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Fri Mar 3 18:00:11 EST 2023
BERRYMAN, John. STEPHEN CRANE. [New York]: William Sloane Associates,
(1950). First Edition. Berryman's critical biography of Crane, an
important work in the study of the writer of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE.
Part of the American Men of Letters Series. This copy INSCRIBED and
SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Ames W. Williams/with
thanks for help/& regret that it's not/better/Sincerely/John Berryman/21
Nov 1950." Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a lightly sunned spine.
Ames W. Williams was a lawyer, judge, and a great collector of Stephen
Crane. He co-wrote the standard bibliography, and his collection now
resides at Syracuse University. Berryman refers to Williams and his work
on Crane four times in his notes. A fine association. (#021265)
$1,500
https://www.charlesagvent.com/pages/books/021265/john-berryman/stephen-crane
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