Signed book: Of Time and the River. Fifth printing. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6 x 8.5, 912 pages. Signed and inscribed on the front free end page, "For Elaine Clouse, Sincerely, Thomas Wolfe, June 13, 1938." Autographic condition: fine, with some professional restoration present (to remove ink blotting) but all writing original. Book condition: VG/VG, with a touch of edge wear and a few small tears to jacket, loose front hinge, and subtle, even toning to interior. The consignor notes that Clouse was a Portland schoolteacher and avid admirer of Wolfe. The writer had departed New York City in late May 1938, arriving in Portland on June 7th and beginning an auto tour of national parks on June 20th. He passed away on September 15th.
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