The Jewel is a Holographic novel, written by Kent for his mistress, Hildegarde Hirsch in 1917. The original novel was lost, however, a facsimile was made in the 1990’s. The few remaining copies of the slip-cased The Jewel facsimile are $100 for the unsigned ed., $150 for the “Sally” signed edition. The original prices when released in 1990 were 200/250. There were 400 unsigned and 100 signed. About 15-20 copies remain unsold.
Checks should be made out to Eliot Stanley at P.O. Box 1822, Portland, ME 04104 and an extra $10 will cover shipping/handling costs.
Please email Mr. Stanley at jaes15@maine.rr.com to ensure availability.
Exclusive to the Rockwell Kent Forum, we have a downloadable PDF of The Jewel, a downloadable PDF of the Companion Guide, plus a downloadable PDF copy of Eliot Stanley’s lecture notes presented to the Rockwell Kent Symposium, Monhegan School, Monhegan Island, Maine, 27 July 2007. This document, which has been updated as as September 2020, gives a good overall story of The Jewel, including the disappearance of the original novel.
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