Elephant and Other Stories by Carver, Raymond - 1988

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

Harvill, HarperCollins Publishers, Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Collins Harvill, 1988. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. The pages are clean and unmarked. The cover has osme mild bumping to the edges. The dust jacket has osme mild bumping to the corners. The dust jacket is nicely wrapped in a clear broadart cover.

Collins Harvill, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Grey Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. In their 1989 nomination of Carver for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the jury concluded, "The revival in recent years of the short story is attributable in great measure to Carver's mastery of the form." During his years of working at miscellaneous jobs, rearing children, and trying to write, Carver started abusing alcohol, & by his own admission, he gave up writing and took to full-time drinking. Carver began his "second life" and stopped drinking in 1977, with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous. While he continued to regularly smoke cannabis and later experimented with cocaine Carver believed he would have died of alcoholism at the age of 40 had he not overcome his drinking. This, his final (incomplete) collection of seven stories, titled… Read More

The Harvill Press, 1988-08-15. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 21.5836 in x 13.7895 in.

Collins Harvill. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!