CONNELL, Evan S. (1924-2013). Mrs. Bridge [and] Mr. Bridge. New York: Viking Press; Alfred A. Knopf, 1959, 1969.
2 volumes, 8vo. Original cloth; dust jackets (a touch of light wear to edges of Mrs. Bridges); folding chemises and morocco-backed slipcase.
FIRST EDITIONS. EACH INSCRIBED BY CONNELL WITH THE LAST LINE IN BOTH NOVELS on the title-pages: "Hello? Hello out there? But no one answered..." and "Joy? No, that belonged to simpler minds." Connell's novels Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge created a satirical portrait of conventional upper-middle-class life in 1930s Kansas City that inspired the 1990 film of the same name, starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.
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