Fifty Years : Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry and Reportage and Essays Whether Literary, Musical, Contemplative, Historical, Biographical, Argumentative or Gastronomical
by Fadiman, Clifton : Selected, Assembled and Edited By
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Lake Leelanau, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knoff, 1965. Cover is fine except for slight corner bumping, interior is unmarked, clean. Green cloth w/ gold/ green decoration, black spine. Includes complete: Camus' "The Stranger," Cather's "A Lost Lady," Mann's "Death in Venice", much more. xxxii, 1088pp inc. List of Authors published by Borzoi; illustrated in b/w portaits of authors.. First Edition (stated), ..."All drawn from volumes issued during the last half century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf Over This Sign and Device ". 1ST Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003268
- Title
- Fifty Years : Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry and Reportage and Essays Whether Literary, Musical, Contemplative, Historical, Biographical, Argumentative or Gastronomical
- Author
- Fadiman, Clifton : Selected, Assembled and Edited By
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1ST Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knoff
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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