On Looking into the Abyss.
Inscribed to Diana Trilling
Himmelfarb, Gertrude. On Looking Into the Abyss. Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.
8vo.; light grey cloth, stamped in silver; grey, white and black dust-jacket.
First edition. As close to the dedication copy as exists: the printed dedication reads, “To the Memory of Lionel Trilling,” and this copy is inscribed to Trilling’s widow, Diana, on the front endpaper: For Diana/ With best wishes− / Bea
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