Newlove, Donald

Those Drinking Days : Myself and Other Writers

New York: Horizon Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

A first‐edition hardcover memoir that blends personal confession and literary history—tracing alcoholism in Newlove’s life and in the lives of other writers.

No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; very light, even age-toning. The unclipped dust jacket has evenly minorly age-toned with no chips or tears. 8.5 inches tall; 12-176 pages. 

Provenance: From the estate of Horizon Books publisher Ben Raeburn that passed to his partner Patricia.

Donald Newlove was a novelist and autobiographical writer whose frank treatment of alcohol and creativity made Those Drinking Days his bestselling book. The work stands out for its merging of his own struggle with drink and portraits of notable writers (such as Hemingway, Wolfe, Fitzgerald) who likewise wrestled with addiction. t The Horizon Press first edition remains the preferred collectible format for Newlove’s work.

Subjects: Alcoholism in Literature · 20th Century American Writers · Confessional Writing, Memoir · Literary Non-Fiction.

Item #21212
ISBN: 0818002506

Price: $45.00