THE PARIS EDITION. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WAVERLY ROOT, 1927-1934.
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1987. First Edition. Cloth. (xvi) 208 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Edited and with an Introduction by Samuel Abt. Red cloth; gilt spine titling. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Waverly Root (1906-1982) was a newspaperman with The Chicago Tribune Paris Edition in its glory years. From the jacket flap: "In The Paris Edition, edited by fellow newspaperman Samuel Abt from Root's unpublished memoirs, he writes of Charles Lindbergh's landing in Paris, of the Montparnasse Amerian community and such figures as Ernest Hermingway, Henry Miller, Gertrude Stein, Elliot Paul, and Harold Stearns, of the events and places of the day". A Fine Copy in a Fine dust jacket, now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address. Fine / Fine. Item #2580
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