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A Day in the Life of Lon Tinkle
by Sparkman, Robert S., MD
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Dallas, Texas, United States
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About This Item
This copy is # 6 of 50 presentation copies. A total of 500 were printed. This copy came from the estate of Margaret McDermott. Tom Lea did a portrait of Lon Tinkle, there is a tipped in reproduction of the portrait. At the bottom it is signed, "For Margaret McDermott, Tom Lea". That's an important distinction of this copy. Ms. McDermott was a very important patron of the arts for many years. Lon Tinkle was a respected author and educator in Dallas, Texas. This book commemorates an event of Feb 22, 1977, honoring his work. There are a number of essays: Marshall Terry - SMU, Lillian Bradshaw - Dallas Library, Margaret McDermott, Dr Jacques Barzun - Columbia University, Rev. W B J Martin, Rabbi Levi Olin, Carl Hertzog - printer, William Chiles - printer, and Dr. Robert Sparkman - editor. This book is really a piece of Dallas history, especially this copy with the McDermott association. The book is in Near fine condition with slight sunning on the spine and the edge of the slipcase. The book has a clear acetate jacket. Otherwise, the book and slipcase are in excellent condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- mark mcdonald
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- sgn 1178
- Title
- A Day in the Life of Lon Tinkle
- Author
- Sparkman, Robert S., MD
- Format/Binding
- White linen boards, blue cloth spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Limited Edition #6 of 500
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Friends of the Dallas Public Library
- Place of Publication
- Dallas, Texas
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 10.5"x1"x13.75"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Margaret McDermott. Dallas.
- Bookseller catalogs
- sgn - Tex;
Terms of Sale
mark mcdonald
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
mark mcdonald
Biblio member since 2022
Dallas, Texas
About mark mcdonald
Book collector for over 30 years. I'm retired and ready to sell. I buy almost exclusively from estate sales and since I've lived in Dallas my whole life, I know the people and where to go. I am a low volume collector and seller and deal in higher quality books. I have a lot of signed and inscribed books. These signatures have not been officially authenticated, but I am confident in their authenticity so I will guarantee them in perpetuity if it can be reasonably demonstrated that the signature is incorrect. .
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- Fine
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