Friends of Promise: Cyril Connolly and the World of Horizon - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
first edition 1/4 Cloth
1989 · New York, Grand Rapids, ET AL
by Shelden, Michael
New York, Grand Rapids, ET AL: Harper & Row, Publishers. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0060161388 . A first Printing of the First American Edition that has some soiling to the edges of the pages, else Fine in a Near Fine dust-jacket with rear soiling; Friends of Promise is the story of Cyril Connolly and the world of Horizon, a literary magazine he founded in the 1940s. Connolly was a prolific writer and editor, and his magazine was a forum for leading writers of the day. The book is based on the author's own interviews with Connolly and his friends and colleagues, as well as unpublished manuscripts and letters.; 8vo; 254 pages . (Inventory #: 58078)