The Days Before

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1952. Stated First Edition 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with dust jacket From jacket: "(This book) is a personal record. In this first collection of non-fiction writing she has done over thirty years, Katherine Anne Porter draws a remarkable self-portrait in terms of her public beliefs and private enthusiasms, her… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A good plus copy in a good plus dustwrapper. There are a few tears on dustwrapper (1/2 inch or smaller), and shelf-rubbing, hinge is slightly loose. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1952. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. Stated first edition. A collection of non-fiction writings. This copy SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. A very good copy in green cloth binding in very good unclipped dustwrapper with some small tape marks to verso. Some light dampstaing near base of spine.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed presentation by Katerine Anne Porter directly on the front-free endpage: " "For Doris Grumback / Critic, and I mean a / real one, and a brave / one. Live Long! / Katherine Anne Porter/ 11 November 1975." Doris Grumbach is an American novelist, biographer, literary… Read more about this item

Secker & Warburg, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition Thus. 273 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Book has a slight smoky odour. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Her first collection of essays. An about near fine copy that has a faint musty smell, a small owner signature and offsetting to the front free endpaper in an about near fine dust jacket that has some very minor wear and a faint crease to the top of the… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Owner name on the front fly, spine and edges of the boards faded, else near fine in near fine, spine tanned dustwrapper with some light soiling.

London: Secker, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good minus hardcover. First English edition. Spine severely faded on blue cloth cover. Text clean. Edges of boards are fading.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Rough-weave blue linen over boards (hardcover), titled in dark green on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 273pp. Tight, Near Fine copy, free of notable flaws. In the original dustwrapper, price-clipped, lightly worn, Very Good or better. A collection of personal and critical essays, none previously published in… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1952. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine. Spine cloth faded, previous owner's name/date on front inside panel, cloth edges lightly faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1952. 273 pages; inscribed and signed on the front endpaper by the author to collector Burt Britton, additionally inscribed and initialed by the author on the half-title page; "First Edition" stated on copyright page; Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) American novelist and short-story writer, a master stylist whose long short stories have a richness of… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. 273pp. Slight toning else near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with a chip on the front panel, some creasing, and toning.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with a tiny chip at the foot.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1952. First Edition. Very good slightly used copy with some fading to the outer edges and light edge wear with a bit of dampstaining to the cloth at the bottom of the spine in a lightly used dust jacket with a 1/4” piece missing at the top of the spine and a small dampstain to… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 273 pages; The dust jacket has minor chipping, soiling and wear. Otherwise the book is well taken care of. .

Please see photos for details. This book will be paired(sooner or later) within a collection of her books. But if you got to have it, well here it is available just for you.

Harcourt Brace, 1952-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition stated in good, wrapped dust jacket. Jacket has minor overall scuffing and age toning with a few scratches/nicks and crumpled spine tips. Binding is good, internal pages are bright and crisp with no marks or notations. A little dust soiling on endpapers. HB HS

New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). x, 273pp. .

New York: Harcourt, Brace And Co, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Price clipped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1952. Hardcover. First edition. Crown and foot a bit bumped, some offsetting to rear board, near fine lacking dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.