signed
1975 · New York
by [Ruth Ford] Reynolds Price
New York: Atheneum, 1975. Second printing. INSCRIBED by the author in the year of publication on the title page: "For Ruth / With thanks for kindness and with strong good hopes / From / Reynolds Price / 6 Feb. 75."
Ruth Ford was an American stage and film actress, sister to the bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford. She began her career as a model for the likes of Harper's and Mademoiselle, and early on was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. With Welles' help she went on to land work in Hollywood. Her best known films include "The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944), Anthony Mann's "Strange Impersonation" (1946), and Frank Perry's "Play It As It Lays" (1972).
Her persona was as important-if not more important-than her career in film and on the stage. For more than 40 years, her apartment in the Dakota, the gabled, fortress-like building on 72nd Street, welcomed the likes of William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, Stephen Sondheim, and Truman Capote. A chance encounter between Arthur Laurents in her Manhattan living room led to the pair's collaboration on "West Side Story."
Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light shelfwear, and a tiny stray mark to the rear board. Light shelfwear and a few tiny closed tears at the jacket extremities. Jacket design by the author.
From the estate of Ruth Ford. (Inventory #: 128002)
Ruth Ford was an American stage and film actress, sister to the bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford. She began her career as a model for the likes of Harper's and Mademoiselle, and early on was a member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre. With Welles' help she went on to land work in Hollywood. Her best known films include "The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944), Anthony Mann's "Strange Impersonation" (1946), and Frank Perry's "Play It As It Lays" (1972).
Her persona was as important-if not more important-than her career in film and on the stage. For more than 40 years, her apartment in the Dakota, the gabled, fortress-like building on 72nd Street, welcomed the likes of William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Terrence McNally, Stephen Sondheim, and Truman Capote. A chance encounter between Arthur Laurents in her Manhattan living room led to the pair's collaboration on "West Side Story."
Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light shelfwear, and a tiny stray mark to the rear board. Light shelfwear and a few tiny closed tears at the jacket extremities. Jacket design by the author.
From the estate of Ruth Ford. (Inventory #: 128002)