The tale of an American writer's journey through his own imaginative world and through the world of facts, w many of his experiences and impressions among other writers -- told in many notes -- in four books and an Epilogue. Delicate paper dust jacket is chipped, lightly water stained, torn, back piece is completely severed but present, now protected with fresh mylar cover and still attractive. Original brown cloth covers, bookplate inside front cover, along w small bookseller's sticker. Binding tight and square, pages clean and slightly yellowed. . Memoirs of one of America's finest writers. A solid copy of the second printing. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. D6