Newlove, Donald

Leo & Theodore [Signed - Literary Connection Association]

New York: Saturday Review Press, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

Warmly inscribed by Donald Newlove to publisher Ben Raeburn: ‘For Ben Raeburn – Who is a real force because a great gentleman – With great heart! Don Newlove, June 20, ’75.’ A notable association between two New York literary figures. 

A bold, imaginative novel tracing the audacious life of conjoined twins Leo and Teddy amid Jazz Age excess and artistic ambition.

A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with mild toning to edges, unclipped at $7.95. Clean, tight, and bright throughout; inscription in black ink on the front free endpaper. No remainder marks or stains. 8.5 inches tall; 3 - 341 pages. First Edition, First Printing.

Donald Newlove (b. 1938) was a novelist and critic praised for his stylistic experimentation and for chronicling the intoxicated genius of jazz-era characters. Leo & Theodore, his second novel, was acclaimed for its daring metaphorical conceit and psychological depth, earning praise from The New York Times for its ‘wild energy and darkly comic brilliance.”’

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

Subjects: Jazz Age, Twin Identity, New York Literature, Signed First Editions, Ben Raeburn Collection, 1970s Fiction: Literary Fiction, Modern American Literature, Association Copy.

Item #21221

Price: $225.00