Author: KWASKY, Albert
Title: The Old Lady in Dubuque's Town: A Memory Diary
Description: New York, Vantage Press, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 304pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear. A tight and handsome first edition of this sequel to the popular "The Old Lady in Dubuque" -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Kwasky, 1p, 9" X 6", n.p. n.y. Addressed to "Dewby." Very good. Original mailing folds. "In my letter I forgot to enclose the details on the book about Fatty Arbuckle.. The book is entitled FRAME UP -- THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROSCOE 'FATTY' ARBUCKLE Author is Andy Edmonds.. issued 1991." Signed simply "Albert" in black fineline. Adds in a postscript, "Dont forget to look up your snow shovel. It is that time of year." Recipient "Dewby" is Mervyn Dew-Brittain (whose name/address label appears on front pastedown), a local Dubuque theater manager and "entertainment impresario" (Kwasky's words) who is mentioned in this book's acknowledgment, appears a couple more times in the text (once followed by a discussion of Fatty Arbuckle and his ties to Dubuque) and is pictured in his cluttered den with a caption reading "Mervyn Dew-Brittain, Dubuque's theatre impresario, can find in his den at home any town lore under the sun to jog a writer's memory. No matter the subject, no matter the date. Just give him time to search.." Kwasky (1917-2005) was an electrical engineer who penned a number of well-received Dubuque history titles. .
Keywords: Illinois & Midwest
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Title: The Old Lady in Dubuque's Town: A Memory Diary
Description: New York, Vantage Press, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xi, 304pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear. A tight and handsome first edition of this sequel to the popular "The Old Lady in Dubuque" -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Kwasky, 1p, 9" X 6", n.p. n.y. Addressed to "Dewby." Very good. Original mailing folds. "In my letter I forgot to enclose the details on the book about Fatty Arbuckle.. The book is entitled FRAME UP -- THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROSCOE 'FATTY' ARBUCKLE Author is Andy Edmonds.. issued 1991." Signed simply "Albert" in black fineline. Adds in a postscript, "Dont forget to look up your snow shovel. It is that time of year." Recipient "Dewby" is Mervyn Dew-Brittain (whose name/address label appears on front pastedown), a local Dubuque theater manager and "entertainment impresario" (Kwasky's words) who is mentioned in this book's acknowledgment, appears a couple more times in the text (once followed by a discussion of Fatty Arbuckle and his ties to Dubuque) and is pictured in his cluttered den with a caption reading "Mervyn Dew-Brittain, Dubuque's theatre impresario, can find in his den at home any town lore under the sun to jog a writer's memory. No matter the subject, no matter the date. Just give him time to search.." Kwasky (1917-2005) was an electrical engineer who penned a number of well-received Dubuque history titles. .
Keywords: Illinois & Midwest
Price: US$ 55.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 41365
- Book number: 41365
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