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Footner, Hulbert.
CHARLES' GIFT. SALUTE TO A MARYLAND HOUSE OF 1650.
New York and London: Harper & Bros. 1939. Hard Cover. First Edition. Inscribed By Aldous Huxley. 290 pp. B/w photo ills. Gray boards backed w/black backstrip. Gilt title on spine. Deckled fore-edges, other edges lightly soiled. Sea-blue eps inscribed on ffep "For John Emerson with Christmas Greetings from Aldous Huxley. 1939." At bottom of half-title is a small red stamp "From the estate of Anita Loos." T.p. printed in dark red and black. 19 photo illustrations precede the text. The history of a beloved vacation house written by its owner, a popular detective fiction writer, originally from Canada. His affinity for this sleepy Southern Maryland area makes a wonderful story of times and places gone by. Very Good.
[Book #8188]
Price: $375.00
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