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A Long Fourth and Other Stories. With an Introduction by Robert Penn Warren]
by Taylor, Peter
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in near fine dust jacket; the orange color on the jacket spine only has evenly faded to yellowish-gold (as usual), e
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First edition of author's first book. x, 166pp. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket; the orange color on the jacket spine only has evenly faded to yellowish-gold (as usual), else jacket is crisp and bright. Bookseller's small name label on rear pastedown (at lower corner) Austin Book Shop Kew gardens. First edition of author's first book. x, 166pp. FIRST BOOK, SIGNED. Signed by Peter Taylor on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 329300
- Title
- A Long Fourth and Other Stories. With an Introduction by Robert Penn Warren]
- Author
- Taylor, Peter
- Format/Binding
- X, 166pp
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in near fine dust jacket; the orange color on the jacket spine only has evenly faded to yellowish-gold (as usual), e
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition of author's first book
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- American | First Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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