John Held, Alice in Wonderland / I'm the Happiest Girl in the World 1st ed 1935

Description: I'm the Happiest Girl in the World Author: Held, John [Alice in Wonderland] Title: I'm the Happiest Girl in the World Publication: New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935 Edition: First edition Description: Hardcover. 286pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Bright cloth over boards with the title and a decorative border stamped in black ink on the backstrip. Publisher's black topstain. The covers are just a tiny hair warped, and the fore-edge of the text block is foxed. In a dust jacket, which is backed with large pieces of brown paper tape, and which is faded at the spine and folds (spine title still bold). Very good / good. A slightly somber look at the goings-on behind-the-scenes at beauty contests.Held's third novel, and one of his novels which, according to Shelley Armitage in "John Held, Jr., Illustrator of the Jazz Age" dissects "the woman" in American society. The novel opens with a quote from "Alice through the Looking Glass."Armitage writes on p. 114, "... the main character, a small town girl from Duchesne, Idaho, makes her way from a part-time job in her aunt's millinery shop to the title of Miss Universe in Galveston, Texas. But, as is the case in Alice through the Looking Glass, her achievements require her to 'run twice as fast.' The overall effect is that of rear projection: the predominant irony in the novel makes her life real in quite the opposite way... Held suggests that making it to the top of the heap- even as a beauty queen- is lucky but hauntingly empty in the end. The realized dream damns the dreamer, short-circuits the vitality and creativity of the struggle for the goal. The real truth of such a life is the inner knowledge generated by the experienced action, not the resulting accomplishment or completed idea... Moreover, her experience provides an insightful commentary on the commercial world's use of the hopes and dreams of such women and of female beauty in general." Seller ID: 62308 Subject: Literature Ken Sanders Rare Books Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full-service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City. We have a vast inventory of used and rare books, a handful of new books, and an ever-changing selection of art, ephemera, maps, photographs, and postcards. We specialize in Utah & the Mormons and Western Americana, with emphases on the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, Yellowstone, and other national parks. The literary West is well-represented here, with deep selections of Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, B. Traven, and more. We offer rare and collectible books in many subjects, including Literature, Art, Photography, Children's and Illustrated Books, and Wordless Novels. Proprietor Ken Sanders has been buying, selling and collecting books since childhood. He co-owned and ran the legendary Cosmic Aeroplane Bookstore in the 1970s and founded Dream Garden Press, our in-house publishing company, in 1980. Terms & Guarantee All orders ship within 2 business days after receiving payment. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 7-10 business days. Expedited and international shipping options are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund (prior notice appreciated). We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 900 USD

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

End Time: 2025-02-06T18:50:37.000Z

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