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THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE (with) THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL (2 titles)

THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE (with) THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL (2 titles)

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THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE (with) THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL (2 titles)

by Cheever, John

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NY: Harper & Brothers, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Cheever's two Wapshot titles, both first editions, absent any names, bookplates or inscriptions, both dustjackets unclipped. Chronicle, 1957, dustjacket is moderately worn/chipped about the edges, and the spine a wee sun-faded with some shallow chipping at ends. Scandal, 1964, dustjacket has some incidental wear spine head, otherwise nicely preserved.

Synopsis

John William Cheever was an American novelist and short story writer. His novel, The Wapshot Chronicle, won the National Book Award in 1958. The story is the family saga of the Wapshot family. Captain Leander Wapshot and his sons, Coverly and Moses, and their lives on the New England coast. The story is rendered through Leander’s diary and also through flashbacks; each revealing more about the eccentric family and unfolding the drama behind the small-town Massachusetts village. The novel’s vigorous, interesting characters explore the clash between pious and bourgeois respectability. A deeply compelling, funny yet sentimental novel that is deserving of being called a classic.

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Bookseller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB US (US)
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013327
Title
THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE (with) THE WAPSHOT SCANDAL (2 titles)
Author
Cheever, John
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1957
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