Episode Accident Inside My Skull Eric Hodgins SIGNED Inscribed Paul Hoffman 1E

by Eric Hodgins

$120 · Offered by eBay

First edition · Signed

Episode: Report on the Accident Inside My Skull by Eric Hodgins — SIGNED, Inscribed to Paul G. Hoffman, with Hoffman's Own Endorsement on the Jacket Up for sale is a first edition of Episode: Report on the Accident Inside My Skull by Eric Hodgins (Atheneum, 1964), the author's unflinching memoir of the severe stroke he suffered in 1960 and his long, difficult recovery. Signed and inscribed by the author. The inscription reads: "To Paul Hoffman, with deep regards, Eric Hodgins, January 1964." A rare double association. Eric Hodgins (1899–1971) was best known as the author of the bestselling novel Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1946), later adapted into the classic film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. Episode was his deeply personal account of surviving a stroke, written by hand with great difficulty as part of his own recovery. What makes this copy exceptional is that the dust jacket itself carries a short endorsement written by Paul G. Hoffman — meaning Hoffman wasn't just the recipient of the inscription, but had already lent his own words to promoting the book before receiving this personally inscribed copy. Hoffman, president of the Studebaker Corporation, first Administrator of the Economic Cooperation Administration (Marshall Plan), and later first Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, was among the era's most respected public figures — his endorsement would have carried real weight for a memoir like this. Condition: First edition, with dus

• Publisher: Atheneum
• Year: 1963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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