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Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 346 pages. Fine. The official history of the National [...] Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 346 pages. Fine. The official history of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, one of America's most venerable cultural institutions. The first and only edition. A lovely production by Columbia University Press: Oversize-volume format. Red cloth boards with black titles printed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographic reproductions pasted on front and back boards. Contributions by various writers. Edited with an Essay by John Updike. Without DJ, as issued. Recounts in fascinating detail by eleven of its members, all of whom are among the finest living American writers, the history of the Institute: The glories as well as the tribulations; the infighting as well as the camaraderie. Every great living or dead American writer is/was a member so the story cannot help but be very colorful indeed. A wonderful editing job by John Updike, who is probably the only writer who could have pulled this off with panache and finesse. A "must-have" title for collectors of modern American literature. This title has been out-of-print for a very long time and is now collectible. This is one of few copies still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. A very scarce copy thus. Some of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER JOHN UPDIKE TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0231102488.
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