Hadrian's Walls - Robert Draper Autograph Book First Edition to Art Cooper

Description: HADRIAN'S WALLS, ROBERT DRAPER SIGNED BOOK TO GQ EDITOR ART COOPER Hadrian's Walls - Robert Draper Autograph Book First Edition to Art Cooper "To Art - With much admiration, fondness & gratitude for your patronage of fine writing (and fine wine, for that matter)...Your pal Robert Draper 4/25/99. Fine condition Robert Draper (born November 15, 1959)[1] is an American journalist, and author of, most recently, Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives.[2] He is a correspondent for GQ and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine. Previously, he worked for Texas Monthly. Art Cooper (October 15, 1937 – June 9, 2003) was an American journalist and magazine editor, the longtime editor of GQ.Life and careerCooper was born in New York City and educated at Pennsylvania State University.[1][2] In 1964 he became a reporter at The Harrisburg Patriot; he was later a correspondent for Time and from 1967 to 1976 was an editor and cultural critic at Newsweek, then from 1976 to 1978 edited Penthouse. In 1978 he became editor of Family Weekly, and then in 1983 of GQ,[1][2][3][4] where his first cover featured Joe Theismann.[5] He announced his retirement in February 2003.[1]At both Family Weekly and GQ Cooper was known for nurturing writers.[5] He broadened the scope of GQ, which had been focused on fashion.[1][2][4] He was named Adweek magazine's editor of the year in 1985,[4] was nominated for 27 National Magazine Awards and won three, was inducted into the American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame in January 2003, and was given the Henry Johnson Fisher Lifetime Achievement Award the following month.[2] Under him GQ was the first of a new wave of men's lifestyle magazines, and Cooper himself became a fashion leader.[2][3]Personal life and deathCooper was Jewish.[5] He was married to Amy Levin Cooper, who became editor of Mademoiselle;[1][4] Condé Nast, the publisher of their two magazines, had previously had a policy against nepotism.[2]In June 2003, shortly after his retirement, he suffered a stroke at The Four Seasons Restaurant in Manhattan while lunching with David Zinczenko, the editor of Men's Health, and died four days later at age 65 at New York Hospital. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED!NO RESERVETerms of Sale: PLEASE READ!!1. Payment is due within 5 days of the close of this auction. We are set automatically on Unpaid Bidder Assistant.2. Payment methods: All major credit cards & PayPal accepted. If using PayPal, we ship to confirmed addresses only! It will only delay shipment of your item if you do not have a confirmed address!3. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. 4. If you have any questions, please ask prior to bidding. 5. All items are guaranteed authentic. COAs issued upon request. (Only for signed items) We are members of the UACC and Manuscript Society. You can buy with complete confidence.6. Buyer pays for shipping. (combine shipping for multiple items)Thanks for looking and Good Luck bidding!The Inkwell Autograph Gallery

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