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Harcourt Brace, 1952. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harcourt Brace, 1952-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-Library. Hardcover.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1952. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Moss green cloth, lettered in black. Light shelf wear, slightly soiled text block fore-edge. No statement of edition or printing, an early reprint. x,273 pp..

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1952. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good. very good, no dj, gray-green cloth 273 pgs

Secker & Warburg, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition Thus. 273 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Book has a slight smoky odour. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

New York: Harcourt Brace. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Later Printing. Hardcover. NY: Harcourt, Brace, (1952). 8vo. 273 pages. Cloth. Near fine, no owner's name. Dustjacket slightly worn and soiled, price clipped. Non-fiction, "a remarkable self-portrait in terms of her public beliefs and private enthusiasms, her real life and the life of her imagination" - dj blurb. Observations about Willa Cather, Eudora Welty, Virginia Woolf, Thomas Hardy, her own writing, Mexico, etc.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages .

1 . hardback. Very Good. 1st ed. NY (Harcourt Brace)(1952). Spine sunned and frayed at tip, else very good.

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. Hardcover. Good. 1952. First Edition. 273 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Hinges are very lightly cracked but boards remain firmly attached. Binding otherwise remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft fraying and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

New York: Harcourt Brace. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1952). First Edition. 8vo. 273 pages. Original green cloth. Spine slightly fade, else near fine, owner's name on ffep. Dustjacket price intact, few small chips and slight fraying to edges. 33 essays on writers and writing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 273 pages .

Please see photos for details. This book will be paired(sooner or later) within a collection of her books. But if you got to have it, well here it is available just for you.

New York: Harcourt, Brace And Co, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dustwrapper. Price clipped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Co, 1952. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A good plus copy in a good plus dustwrapper. There are a few tears on dustwrapper (1/2 inch or smaller), and shelf-rubbing, hinge is slightly loose. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Harcourt, Brace and Company. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Newspaper clippings about the book laid in. (English Literature, Criticism)

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1952. Stated First Edition 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with dust jacket From jacket: "(This book) is a personal record. In this first collection of non-fiction writing she has done over thirty years, Katherine Anne Porter draws a remarkable self-portrait in terms of her public beliefs and private enthusiasms, her real life and the life of her imagine. Of the 33 pieces include, the earliest are the Mexican writings, dating from 1921. (This book) also contains her most recent statements, such as "The Future Is Now," which sum up her point of view as a writer and a dedicated individual in the atomic age. The essays on writers and writing range from a beautiful examination of of the childhood and family life of Henry James, to the brilliantly witty dissection of Gertrude Stein." Jacket has some overall wear with chipped heel of spine; spine underneath jacket is sunned; bumped head and heel of spine; two small tacky areas on fep… Read More

Secker & Warburg, 1953. 1st UK edition.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, VG/G. x+273pp, bookplate, cloth a little rubbed, dustjacket stained along the upper edge & chipped with a little loss, lower half of the dustjacket spine has 2 long closed tears, a good reading copy. A collection of 33 non fiction essays by the American journalist, novelist & short story writer Katherine Anne Porter [ 1890 - 1980 ] on topics such as literary criticism, Mexico, & her personal outlook on life.

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1952. Hardcover. First edition. Crown and foot a bit bumped, some offsetting to rear board, near fine lacking dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London: Secker, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good minus hardcover. First English edition. Spine severely faded on blue cloth cover. Text clean. Edges of boards are fading.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Co, 1952. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine. Spine cloth faded, previous owner's name/date on front inside panel, cloth edges lightly faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Harcourt Brace, 1952-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition stated in good, wrapped dust jacket. Jacket has minor overall scuffing and age toning with a few scratches/nicks and crumpled spine tips. Binding is good, internal pages are bright and crisp with no marks or notations. A little dust soiling on endpapers. HB HS

Secker & Warburg, 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Harcourt Brace stated FIRST US EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post