The Generous Heart by Fearing, Kenneth - 1954

Harcourt, Brace and Co, New York, 1954. First edition. Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket. 256 pages, 5.5" x 8.5". Kenneth Fearing 1902 -1961 was an American poet, novelist, and founding editor of the Partisan Review.

Harcourt Brace, 1954. hardcover. Good/Good. 8x5x0. Pages are clean and unmarked with the exception of erased pencil markings on the front flyleaf. The page edges have soiling and foxing. The cover has rubbing, bumping, and wear to the corners and spine. The dust jacket has chipping, small tears, wear, and rubbing.

NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company. VG. 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition bound in blue cloth with gold lettering. A Very G ood copy in a Good dust jacket. The book has rubbing to the corners an d along the head and base of the spine. Light tanning to the pages. Th e dust jacket has chips to the front panel's upper edge. Chips to the corners and chipping along the head and heel of the spine. Rubs to the folds. The front panel has some creases and wear at its lower edge. T anning to the rear panel. .

Harcourt, Brace, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition stated. Very Good or better in like dustjacket.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1954. First Edition [stated] 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. Spine Gilt Bright, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners. Dj Price Clipped At Top Of Front Flap, Clean, Bright, Not Faded, Shallow Rectangular Chip 1/8" Deep X 7/8" Long At Top Of Front Panel, 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel.

Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1954. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. A couple small chips to jacket. .

Harcourt Brace, 1954-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8x5x1. Minor wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Dj shelf worn around edges with small chips, creases, toning & light soiling. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1954. Hardcover. Good. Nice reading copy with clean text, firm binding and a minimum of library clutter. Jacket is quite nice, unclipped, unstickered, with some fading at spine but otherwise bright under fresh mylar.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, rear pastedown with a small dampstain on the topedge, thus near fine in a very good dust jacket with a sunned spine, edge nicks and a few tears, spotting and rubbing, and a green stain on the rear panel.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, [1954]. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); original simulated cloth in brick decorative dust jacket; 256pp. Small imperfection to upper jacket panel from previously removed tape (?), some minor edge wear, else Very Good and sound. Social novel recounting the deeds and misdeeds of the fictional Generous Heart Society, a "band of cutthroat philanthropists" (upper jacket flap).