THE ORCHID STORIES
New York: Doubleday/ Paris Review Editions, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth in dust jacket; small 8vo. 247 pp. Wonderfully inscribed by Elmslie to actress Ruth [Ford]. Mostly stories by the always surprising writer of songs, plays, libretti, and poetry. Fine copy in a rubbed, but easily very good rubbed dust jacket. Cover art by Joe Brainard. Nice association, and a scarce book signed. Fine / very good +. Item #10075
Ford was the sister of poet Charles Henri Ford and held an apartment at The Dakota in NYC where for over two decades her literay salon attracted he likes of Faulkner (a friend from Mississippi), Leonard Bernstein and many from the poetry world.
Price: $95.00