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1922 Kent School Yearbook – Early Appearance of James Gould Cozzens (Pulitzer Prize Author) Offered here: The original 1922 Kent School (Connecticut) yearbook, featuring a young James Gould Cozzens in his senior portrait and biographical listing — a rare pre-fame appearance of the future Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist and author of Guard of Honor (1948). Cozzens (1903–1978) graduated from Kent that year before briefly attending Harvard and publishing his first novel, Confusion, in 1924. His works would later earn him a Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Award nominations, placing him among the major mid-century American moral realists alongside writers such as John P. Marquand and Willa Cather. This yearbook captures Cozzens at age 18–19 — his earliest known printed portrait and biography, years before his literary debut. Early biographical appearances of major authors are highly sought after, especially from elite preparatory schools such as Kent. ⸻ 📖 Details • Publication: The Kent School Record (1922 yearbook) • Location: Kent, Connecticut • Contents: Senior portrait and biographical entry for James Gould Cozzens, listing his school activities (Editor of The Quarterly, Dramatic Committee, Class Historian, etc.) • Format: Hardcover Features & Condition Condition: Good Vintage Condition. Please examine all photos closely as they are part of the description. Cover: The book is bound in a sturdy dark navy blue/black cloth hardcover. The front cover features the title and year stamped in gold gilt. The cloth shows general light wear and rubbing consistent with a 100+ year-old volume. Binding: The binding is solid and the book block is square. Pages & Illustrations: The pages are clean with uniform age-appropriate tanning. The book includes numerous black-and-white portraits and team photos, including the full "Class of 1922" photo. Endpapers: The endpapers have a light marbleized pattern. The portrait pages include student names and details from their school careers.