The Years with Ross

Published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, 1959. Chips and tears to dustjacket extremities (all repaired internally with brown paper and dustjacket covered with loose plastic to protect); foxing throughout; writing at top and bottom of front endpaper.

At the helm of America?s most influential literary magazine from 1925 to 1951, Harold Ross introduced the country to a host of exciting talent, including Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott, Ogden Nash, Peter Arno, Charles Addams, and Dorothy Parker. But no one could have written about this irascible, eccentric genius more affectionately or more critically than James Thurber, whose portrait of Ross captures not only a complex literary giant but a historic friendship and a glorious era as well. If you get Ross down on paper, warned Wolcott Gibbs to Thurber, nobody will ever believe it. But readers of this unforgettable memoir will find that they do.

Offering a peek into the lives of two American literary giants and the New York literary scene at its heyday, The Years with Ross is a true classic, and a testament to the enduring influence of their genius.