Front cover of The Bard Club by Richard Chase Mears, with a quill and ink bottle illustration.
A signed vintage paper program or poster for 'The Bard Club' featuring cursive autographs, including 'To Doane and Karen' and 'Merry Christmas to the Departed of a New Year.'.
A close-up of a book's printed interior page showing publication details and copyright text on an off-white background.
Back cover of The Bard Club describing a World War II story set on Solomons Island, Maryland.
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Front cover of The Bard Club by Richard Chase Mears, with a quill and ink bottle illustration.A signed vintage paper program or poster for 'The Bard Club' featuring cursive autographs, including 'To Doane and Karen' and 'Merry Christmas to the Departed of a New Year.'.A close-up of a book's printed interior page showing publication details and copyright text on an off-white background.Back cover of The Bard Club describing a World War II story set on Solomons Island, Maryland.

The Bard Club — Richard Chase Mears | Signed to Doane Perry

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Condition: ["Near Fine"]

Format: Paperback

Price:
$45.00

Description

Author: Richard Chase Mears
Publisher: RCM Books
Place: Lenox, Massachusetts
Year: 2001
Edition: 2001 edition; printing not verified
Format: Paperback
Page Count: Not verified
ISBN: 9780985412029
Condition: Near Fine. Clean, bright paperback with light signs of handling. The author has inscribed the title page to Doane and Karen with a Christmas and New Year greeting signed “Dick, Joan + family.” See the photograph of the inscription.

Description
In the Maryland fishing village of Solomons Island during World War II, teacher Bessie McMath introduces five children to Shakespeare. As they interpret the plays and write about the people around them, the children begin to see their community differently. Then an encounter involving a German submarine puts their courage to an unexpected test.

This copy has a personal connection to the Doane Perry Collection: author Richard Chase Mears inscribed it to Doane and Karen. The inscription makes it a distinctive copy for readers of regional fiction and collectors of signed books.

Why we love this book
The story brings Shakespeare into a small wartime community, while the author’s warm inscription preserves a friendship beyond the printed page.