Fiction: Short Stories

Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Thirteen short stories about California life. Hardback in dustjacket. 112 pages. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, bright, unmarked pages. A touch of soiling to top book edge. Cover is clean with just a hint of edge wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is clean with some fading and scuffing. Top edge has a little wear. Old price sticker on front flap. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Philadelphia: The Keystone Publishing Co., 1889. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Two books in one: Angel of the Household and Other Tales (211 pages) and The Home Mission (213 pages), plus publishers ads. Hardback, dark blue cloth with red and gilt decorations. Published by Keystone Publishing Co., 1889. Previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some scattered foxing / age staining otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, some light creasing, no tears. Some light soiling to book edges. Cover is clean with scuffing and rubbing. Most of gilt has rubbed off on spine. Edges have rubbing and some wear and dent to middle of rear foredge. Bottom corners are bumped leaving a bend to front corner. Hinges are intact but there is one interior split. Stories of family life in 19th century America with a Christian theme. more information

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The University of Colorado, 1955. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Softcover. Volume III, Number 4, Spring 1995. Lightly aged page are clean and unmarked with a little light creasing. Title page has rubbing to corner. Cover has a little light soiling, aging to spine, a few small stain to rear, some rubbing and edge wear. Binding is tight. A collection of poetry, stories and essays. The featured article in this issue: Westward: Controls Over the American Frontier by Colin B. Goodykoontz. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking Penguin, 1985. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good Plus. Hardback in dustjacket. 153 pages. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, bright, unmarked pages. Cover is clean with just a hint edge wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is clean with some scuffing, chipping, light edge wear and one small tear on spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Orca Publishing, 1998. Limited, First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Very Good. A collection of 22 stories, often witty and always opinionated. A delightful read. This is the First Edition, Book No. 94 of 1000 copies and is signed by the author on title page. Hardback in dustjacket. 204 pages. CONDITION: A few pages have some soiling / staining to margin area otherwise clean, crisp, no marking. A couple tiny spots to book edges. Dustjacket has some scuffing and light edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Scottdale, PA, U.S.A.: Herald Press, 1974. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Allan Eitzen. A collection of 17 engaging stories artfully told by young Mennonite writers. Includes Biographical Sketches of the writers. Softcovered, 172 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean and crisp, no writing or tears. Cover is clean with scuffing and rubbing and a little creasing. Edges have some wear. The whole book is a bit bowed but should flatten nicely. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for short fiction. Fourteen short stories. Hardback in dustjacket. 197 pages. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, bright, unmarked copy. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is clean with light shelf wear. Flaps have some creasing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Reader's Digest Assoc., 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. The editors of Reader's Digest choose what they considered to be the most outstanding article for each of the first 20 years of publication for this anthology. First Edition. Hardback - tan papercovered boards. 123 pages. CONDITION: Pages are clean and bright white with no writing or tears. Book edges have some age spotting. Cover is clean with a couple age spots and light wear. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Toronto, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Plus. A collection of beautifully crafted moving short stories. Hardback in dustjacket. 217 pages. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, bright, unmarked pages. Small remainder mark on bottom book edge. Cover is clean with just a hint edge wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is clean with a little shelfwear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1904. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Small hardback - green cloth with dark green lettering. 46 pages. Nice copy. Previous owner's info on front free endpaper. Pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has a couple tiny spots, some light rubbing and light edge wear. Author's edition published by Scribner, 1904 printing. A tender short story of an old fisherman born in the Franconia Valley of northern New Hampshire. Black and white frontispiece plate with tissue over guard. more information

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Baltimore: Bodine and Associates, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bodine, Aubrey A. Pictorial hardback. Signed by the author on front free endpaper. 1975, first edition stated. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Some light aging to rear endpapers and last couple of pages. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has light shelf wear. A collection of essays / commentary by a Balitimore radio personality that reflects the herosim of people. Illustrated with lovely photographs by Aubrey A. Bodine in sepia tones. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Winston Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.: John F. Blair Publisher, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback in dustjacket. 175 pages. First edition. Clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Dustjacket has some scuffing, light creasing to flaps and very light edge wear, no tears. A collection of 16 legends surrounding the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Harper & Row, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Ten short stories about the working class. Hardback in dustjacket. 192 pages. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, bright, unmarked pages. Cover is clean with a little edge wear. Binding is tight. Dustjacket is clean with some scuffing and a bit of edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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