The author of the popular The Tao of Pooh brings back the forgotten diaries of Opal Whiteley, which were the literary sensation of 1920 but surrounded by scandal soon after. Hoff also tells the tale of Opal herself, a gifted but disturbed little girl who was destroyed when her private fantasies were exposed to public scrutiny. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.
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The author of the popular The Tao of Pooh brings back the forgotten diaries of Opal Whiteley, which were the literary sensation of 1920 but surrounded by scandal soon after. Hoff also tells the tale of Opal herself, a gifted but disturbed little girl who was destroyed when her private fantasies were exposed to public scrutiny. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Green quarter-cloth, blue papered boards, with gilt spine titles and blind-stamped titles and decoration to front panel. Boards very good with light edgewear. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket scuffed, toned, lightly edgeworn; price-clipped; protected in Mylar. Prior owner's name penned to front paste down. Interior else clean, text unmarked.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 8x5x1; First edition with full number line, inscribed by Benjamin Hoff to previous owners on half-title page. Hardcover, green cloth spine over blue paper-covered boards, 8-1/4" tall, 367 pp. Moderate toning to spine and edges of dust jacket, original price intact. Opal Whiteley's writings have a strong influence in the "weirdness" of Pacific Northwest literature--her imagination might be considered a mental illness by some, and insight by others. A lovely, copy signed by Hoff who is best known for his Tao of Pooh.
