CALDWELL, Erskine. Original typescript for "The Man Who Looked Like Himself." 1935.
Sale 1336 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Worlds of Tomorrow, and Americana
Jun 7, 2024
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CALDWELL, Erskine (1903-1987). Original typescript for "The Man Who Looked Like Himself." 1935.
8vo. Typescript with holograph emendations, 8 pp. Loose sheets housed in custom folding case. Caldwell's short story was published in Kneel to the Rising Sun, a collection of short stories dealing with tragedies caused by poverty or racism in the early 20th century in the American South.
[With]: CALDWELL. Kneel to the Rising Sun and Other Stories. New York: The Viking Press, 1935. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher's dust jacket; custom folding case (light wear). FIRST EDITION, including: "The Man Who Looked Like Himself" in its first published form.
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