The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story
by WESCOTT, Glenway
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Red cloth as issued (the 1966 re-issue in blue cloth is often mistaken for the first edition). A bit spine cocked, and some foxing on the endpapers, very good in good only dustwrapper sunned on the spoine and with several nicks and tears. Inscribed by the author: "Inscribed to Ralph Sargent and Louise, 1940 with thanks from their guest of November 13, 1958. Glenway W." The inscription is a trifle cryptic, we assume the book was inscribed in 1958, but he was referring to the mpublishing date of the book (1940). A splendid, in many ways perfect little novel that has recently undergone a revival, and which has always been uncommon.
Synopsis
Glenway Wescott (1901-1987) was the author of the novels The Grandmothers and Apartment in Athens , in addition to several collections of stories and essays. His life—as revealed in his published journals and a joint biography of him and his lover, Monroe Wheeler—has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years. Michael Cunningham is the author of the novels A Home at the End of the World , Flesh and Blood , The Hours (winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award & Pulitzer Prize), and Specimen Days . He lives in New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 408141
- Title
- The Pilgrim Hawk: A Love Story
- Author
- WESCOTT, Glenway
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- VintageDustjackets
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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