ASPECTS OF E.M. FORSTER: ESSAYS AND RECOLLECTIONS WRITTEN FOR HIS NINETIETH BIRTHDAY inscribed by William Roerick.
London: Edward Arnold, 1959.
First Edition. First edition, first printing. Publisher’s brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. In the original unclipped gold and brown dust jacket, preserved in a protective mylar cover. 195 pp.
A near fine copy. The binding is clean, square, and well preserved, with bright gilt to the spine and sharp corners. The text block is notably clean and tight. The dust jacket is exceptionally well preserved, showing only minimal evidence of handling.
An outstanding association copy inscribed by contributor William Roerick and from the personal library of Academy Award–nominated actress Dorothy McGuire.
Inscribed by Roerick on the front free endpaper:
“Dearest … for you love William”
Beneath the inscription, Roerick directs the recipient to his contribution in the volume:
“see page 61”
On page 61, the opening page of his essay “Forster in America,” Roerick has struck through his printed name and signed the page “Guillaume” (the French equivalent of William).
Published in celebration of E.M. Forster’s ninetieth birthday, this collection brings together essays and recollections by friends, colleagues, and literary associates. Roerick’s contribution offers a firsthand reminiscence of Forster, with whom he maintained a close friendship over many years. Their association is further documented by Forster’s dedication of his final essay collection, Two Cheers for Democracy, to Roerick and his Massachusetts home, The Lost Farm.
Dorothy McGuire, a prominent stage and screen actress, was a contemporary of Roerick, with whom she appeared in the 1976 Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana.
Item #34364 Price: US$740.00