Author: Read, Herbert.
Title: The Innocent Eye. With an Autograph Letter Signed from Herbert Read.
Description: New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1947). (1947). - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on the spine in a dust wrapper. The binding is slightly bumped with some light rubbing down the front edge of the front cover. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed, soiled & chipped. The jacket spine is faded with short tears to the head. xi & 268 pages. Very good.

First American edition.

Laid in is an autograph letter signed--an aerogram written by Read from York, England to the wife of Princeton economics professor Harley Lutz thanking her for "giving me shelter during my brief stay at Princeton". "..Your gifts were very much appreciated. My children will henceforth believe that all American hens lay double-yoked eggs!" The letter is dated "24.XI.51" and is signed "Yours sincerely / Herbert Read". Very good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; MEMOIR; CRITIC; BRITISH AUTHOR; ESSAYIST; POET; LITERARY CRITIC; ART CRITIC; HERBERT READ; THE INNOCENT EYE; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; ALS; A.L.S.; SIGNATURE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION; PRINCETON; ECONOMICS; HARLEY LUTZ.

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