by Countess Catherine Karolyi (1898-1985)
A 48 page corrected typescript of a book titled "JINX" along with 6 original hand-painted illustrations done b the author herself, the Countess Catherine Karolyi (1898-1985). Laid in a homemade green paper binder with a piece of tan burlap affixed to the front. A watercolor illustration by Karolyi is present but no longer affixed to the cover. Title page reads story and illustrations by Countess Catherine Karolyi; adaptation into English by Elizabeth Burrows Archer. On the next page is the following note: "As Countess Karolyi was doing the illustrations in Paris while I was rewriting the story in Zurich there are several discrepancies between the illustrations and the text at the moment. Few sample illustrations.
The story of a miniature boy, no bigger at the age of 7 than a milk bottle. He is given the nickname Jinx because of his bad luck. Over 30 pages of the text have corrections in pencil, 17 ADD BALANCE. Her husband, Count Michael Karolyi, was elected President of the new Republic of Hungary, after World War I, but was eventually ousted by the Communists. He and his wife spent the next 26 years living in exile in France and England. The Countess helped support her family by taking a variety of jobs, including driving a taxi, running a sightseeing boat, and writing articles. She also wrote her Memoirs and translated those of her husband). (Inventory #: 23005323)
The story of a miniature boy, no bigger at the age of 7 than a milk bottle. He is given the nickname Jinx because of his bad luck. Over 30 pages of the text have corrections in pencil, 17 ADD BALANCE. Her husband, Count Michael Karolyi, was elected President of the new Republic of Hungary, after World War I, but was eventually ousted by the Communists. He and his wife spent the next 26 years living in exile in France and England. The Countess helped support her family by taking a variety of jobs, including driving a taxi, running a sightseeing boat, and writing articles. She also wrote her Memoirs and translated those of her husband). (Inventory #: 23005323)