Buy this book on-line Merritt, Abraham : THE STORY BEHIND THE STORYNY: Published Privately, 1942
Hard Cover. Very Good +. First Edition. Signed by Author. Signed by Merrit and inscribed as follows: "To Mary Graedinger - Not much like my old Argosy stories but hope you'll like it. Sincerely, A. Me rritt." Signatures of Merritt are extremely rare. This book was published in 1942 just prior to Merritt's death on August 21, 1943. Under Merritt's editorship THE AMERICAN WEEKLY reached the staggerin g circulation level of 7,500,000 (in 1943!!). The book is a series of 18 chapters by Merritt in which he describes the editorial process behind the selection of the article in each issue which was mos t interesting to him either because of the novelty of the material of the obstacles overcome in obtaining it. The articles present a vivid picture of the editorial mind at work. Black /dark blue board s with two minor chips on edge of back cover. No markings whatever other than the Merritt inscription. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Merritt, Abraham : THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, used books, atlases, first editions and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |