GUTH, Dorothy Lobrano [E.B. White].
Letters of E.B. White.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers , 1976.
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"A writer, writing away, can always fix things up to make himself more presentable, but a man who has written a letter is stuck with it for all time": First Edition of Dorothy Lobrano Guth's Letters of E.B. White
First edition of this collection of letters from beloved children's author E.B. White. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light bumping. Collected and edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser.
E.B. White was a distinguished American essayist, novelist, and stylist whose work helped shape twentieth-century American letters. Best known for his contributions to The New Yorker and for his beloved children’s books—including Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan—White combined simplicity of expression with emotional depth and intellectual precision. His prose, marked by clarity and restraint, reflects a deep humanism and a sensitivity to the natural world. In collaboration with William Strunk Jr., he revised and expanded The Elements of Style, a foundational text on English usage that remains influential in writing pedagogy. White received numerous honors, including a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation in 1978 and a National Medal for Literature, affirming his enduring impact on both literary style and American cultural life.
Letters of E.B. White.
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