THROUGH THE FIELDS OF CLOVER
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Peter De Vries to Emmy Award-winning screenwriter David Lloyd on the front flyleaf. When the family gathers to celebrate a New England couple's fortieth wedding anniversary, the formidable and witty offspring nearly break up the marriage itself in this wicked satire of the family neurosis. A writer and editor known for his sharp wit, De Vries (1910-93) joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine at the insistence of James Thurber and worked there from 1944 to 1987, writing stories and touching up cartoon captions. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with light blue titles. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some mild toning along the spine. Fine / Near fine. Item #75164
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