Sports writer John Lardner (1912-1960) wrote for the New York Herald Tribune, Newsweek, the New Yorker, and other leading publications. After his death, Roger Kahn (1927-2020) collected much of his work in The World of John Lardner (1961). Walt Kelly (1913-1973), of Pogo fame, provided the cover illustration in a straightforward journalistic style and wrote the preface as well.
Tom Bloom provides us with a look at a very nice copy signed by both Roger Kahn and Walt Kelly in 1962. Frances, the lucky recipient, may have been a journalism student judging from Kahn's inscription. Underneath those words, Kelly just might have something to say about Kahn's handwriting.
Note: My thanks to Tom Bloom for the superb photos. This is Tom's tenth contribution to Attempted Bloggery.
Roger Kahn, author of The Boys of Summer, passed away on February 6.
If anyone knows how to insert a proper citation in a Wikipedia entry, feel free.
Tom Bloom provides us with a look at a very nice copy signed by both Roger Kahn and Walt Kelly in 1962. Frances, the lucky recipient, may have been a journalism student judging from Kahn's inscription. Underneath those words, Kelly just might have something to say about Kahn's handwriting.
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| Walt Kelly The World of John Lardner edited by Roger Kahn 1961
Photo by Tom Bloom
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| Signed by Roger Kahn and Walt Kelley
Photo by Tom Bloom
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Meanwhile, the good folks who edit Wikipedia have been unable to find a citation to verify Kelly's involvement with this project. Why such a citation is needed for information clearly visible on the book's cover is anybody's guess. So right now, having seen a beautiful copy of the book, you know more than Wikipedia's readers do.
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| From the Wikipedia Entry for John Lardner (sports writer) |
Note: My thanks to Tom Bloom for the superb photos. This is Tom's tenth contribution to Attempted Bloggery.
Roger Kahn, author of The Boys of Summer, passed away on February 6.
If anyone knows how to insert a proper citation in a Wikipedia entry, feel free.
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