The Letters of Carl Sandburg | 1968 | with Publisher Letter Advance Review Copy
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Unique 1968 Advance Review Copy & Ferril Association Archive The Letters of Carl Sandburg • Carl Sandburg • 1968 Title: The Letters of Carl Sandburg Author: Carl Sandburg (Edited by Herbert Mitgang) Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Year: 1968 Format: Hardcover ISBN: N/A Summary This remarkable volume transcends a standard first edition, serving as a dynamic, fully documented artifact of mid-century American literary history. This specific advance review copy provides an unbroken chain of custody, tracing its physical journey from the publicity desk of Harcourt, Brace & World in New York directly to the historic Denver home of Thomas Hornsby Ferril, widely celebrated as "The Poet of the Rockies". Included is the original September 6, 1968, publisher transmittal letter from Hilda L. Lindley, thanking Ferril for his personal cooperation in assembling the book's material. What elevates this archive to museum-level provenance is Ferril's own handwritten annotation on this letter, logging his workflow: "Answered 10/11/68 enclosing comment in Herald for 10/12/68 T.H.F.". This note perfectly correlates with the included original October 12, 1968, newspaper clipping of Ferril’s printed review under his "Childe Herald" pseudonym. Furthermore, the text block features purposefully dog-eared pages—physical testaments to Ferril's active engagement with the text as he prepared his public review. This complete, closed-loop provenance transforms the book from a mere collectible into a
- Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
- Year: 1968
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9781112840975
- Condition: Very Good
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