Eudora WELTY / The Shoe Bird Signed 1st Edition 1964

The Shoe Bird Author: WELTY, Eudora Title: The Shoe Bird Publication: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1964) Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. Octavo, 87pp., illustrated by Beth Krush. A near fine copy in the publisher’s yellow cloth, gently rubbed at the extremities. In a near fine dust jacketwith a small chip at the top of the front panel. A meaningful association copy, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Welty on the front free endpaper to Mary Louise Aswell: “To Mary Lou, with best love, Eudora.” Welty has also inked a musical notation on p. 72 to accentuate a detail in the text. Aswell had been Welty’s short story editor at Harper’s Bazaar, where some of Welty’s early stories first appeared. Their professional relationship soon developed into a lifelong friendship, which has been the subject of numerous critical essays, including Elizabeth Crews’ essay, “The Still-Existing Parts of Life,” Part I: The Early Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Mary Louise Aswell.” Crews studies their correspondence to reveal a friendship with a shifting balance; in the beginning, Aswell was the successful figure; a woman with a plum editorship at a successful magazine. Over the decades, Welty became the major literary figure, but their friendship was rooted on solid ground. Crews writes, “For the majority of [the first fifteen years of their friendship], they were both single women navigating the literary and publishing world while also balancing personal finances, family obligations, and romantic relationships […] They made each other better writers and better readers, and they unwaveringly believed in each other.” Crews, Elizabeth. (ref. “‘The Still-Existing Parts of Life,’ Part I: The Early Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Mary Louise Aswell.” Eudora Welty Review 11 (2019): 33–46.). Near fine / near fine. Seller ID: 12805 Subject: American literature Cleveland Book Company, ABAA Rocky River, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer’s feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.