Foote, John Taintor A COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS OF EARLY SPORTING STORIES BY THE CELEBRATEDWRITER JOHN TAINTOR FOOTE, INCLUDING 24 COMPLETE TITLES, THE Ms OF A PLAY,AND OTHER WRITINGS, Ca. 1913-1920 n.p., n.d. John Taintor Foote (1881-1950) was the foremost writer of sporting stories of his day. After completing his education at Kenyon Military Academy, Gambier Ohio, he devoted his career to writing. His first story was published in the American Magazine in 1913 (this collection contains four of his very earliest stories, published that year), and he achieved early fame with horse stories featuring the raffish track character Blister Jones, a number of which are in this collection. His reputation grew, and his story "Ordered On" (included here, under its original title "The Happy Hunting Ground") was selected as one of The Best Stories of 1916. Foote's ability to create believable plots, interesting characters, and colorful dialogue was well received; an active sportsman, hunter and angler himself, he became a popular and even distinguished writer of outdoor fiction. He also wrote or collaborated on five plays between the comedy "Toby's Bow" (here present in the original manuscript), 1919, to the drama "Julie the Great" in 1936. In 1938 he went to Hollywood to do the screenplay for his book "The Look of Eagles" (it appeared as "Kentucky", starred Loretta Young, and won an Academy Award for Walter Brennan), staying on to script such titles as "Broadway Serenade", "Swannee River", and "The Mark of Zorro" before his death in 1950. The material in this collection dates from Foote's earliest days as a writer, and was preserved by Ohio relatives after his departure for New York around 1919. The collection includes the complete texts of 24 stories: 18 in corrected holograph manuscript, 5 in corrected typescript, and one in corrected galleys. In most cases there are several reworked versions, showing the development of the final version. Also included are the complete text of "Toby's Bow", extensively reworked in manuscript, the first four chapters of Foote's novel The Interloper in corrected manuscript, and 15 holograph poems by Foote. A full description of the collection is available Approximately 1550 pp. of manuscript, 350 pp. of typescript and 33 pp. of galleys, totalling close to 244,000 words. With the exception of a few slightly browned or defective leaves, the collection is in fine condition. Foote wrote mostly in pencil, in a legible hand, on durable paper, and the collection has been carefully cared for over the intervening 80 years Price: USD 12,000.00 other currencies   order no. 10945    inquire

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