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A TREASURY OF SHORT STORIES : Favorites of the Past Hundreds from Turgenev to Thurber, from Balzac to Hemminway with Biographical Sketches of the Authors
by Bernadine Kielty (Editor)
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1947. First Edition, 7th Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New. Vintage 1947 First Edition, 7th Printing. Gilt embossed red linen boards/VG; sound w/trace edge & surface wear, & discoloration to spine. DJ/None. Anthology of 77 short stories wrritten over some near 200 years ago edited by Bernadine Kielty ((1890? - 1973). As a genre, the short story, a fictional prose narrative characterized by brevity, often w/few characters, and often derived from oral traditions, did not receive critical attention until the 20th century. This rich anthology of 77 stories includes works from Turenev to Thurber, and Balzac to Hemmingway. Fine copy despite flaws
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- 019568
- Title
- A TREASURY OF SHORT STORIES : Favorites of the Past Hundreds from Turgenev to Thurber, from Balzac to Hemminway with Biographical Sketches of the Authors
- Author
- Bernadine Kielty (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 7th Printing
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York. NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Anthology, Short Stories, International
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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