The Pine Barrens
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968. Graves, James. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Sixth printing (1975). Association copy, charmingly inscribed on the title page to neighbors in Princeton: "For the Westoffs, from their own personal pine planter, of Drake's Corner Road, best, John, 9/18/75." Thats McPhee's street. One can imagine him standing in this planter with pen in hand and glancing up at the trees. Charles Westoff was professor of demography and sociology at Princeton, and so McPhee's colleague. Leslie Westoff was a firebrand feminist author who published four books as well as pieces in The New York Times and New York Magazine among other places. She and Charles co-authored From Now to Zero, a book about population growth. Another book was about remarrying: The Second Time Around. Her first marriage was to John Aldridge, a notable literary critic who also taught at Princeton in the 50s before ending up at the University of Michigan. The book is in very good condition only because of a speckling of foxing to the top of the text block. The jacket is near fine. Additionally signed in full on the title page. A rare association copy that brings together an interesting cast of Princeton characters. Please inquire for photos. Very Good / Near Fine. Item #ABE-1593626407798
ISBN: 9780374233600
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