They Came Like Swallows
by Maxwell, William
William Maxwell was born in 1908, in Lincoln, Illinois. When he was fourteen his family moved to Chicago and he continues his education there and at the University of Illinois. After a year of graduate work at Harvard he went back to Urbana and taught freshman composition, and then turned to writing. He has published six novels, three collections of literary essays and reviews, and a book for children. For forty years he was a fiction editor at The New Yorker. From 1969 to 1972 he was president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, He received the Brandeis Creative Arts Award Medal and, for So Long, See You Tomorrow, the American Book Award and the Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He died in 2000.
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They Came Like Swallows (Modern Library)
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They Came Like Swallows
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New York: Harpers, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Contemporary gift inscription, recipient's bookplate, slight spine fading and a some spotting on the front board, a near very good copy in a near very good, moderately worn second issue dustwrapper. Author's second novel, and exceptionally scarce. Item Price
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New York: Vintage Books, 1960. Softcover. Near Fine. First paperback edition. Decorated printed wrappers. Spine lettering a little toned and front cover slightly wavy, else near fine. Inscribed by the author to Harry Ford, noted poetry editor and book designer: "February 23, 1960. For Harry Ford, in memory of an unsolved mystery - William Maxwell. Author's second novel,… Read more about this item Item Price
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They Came Like Swallows (Modern Library)
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New York, New York: Vintage Books / Random House, Inc., 1997. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Slight shelf wear and light lean, with very slight bumping/creasing to the spine. Some indentations to the rear cover. Light staining from the full title page to the table of contents. Stamp to the front fly page from a… Read more about this item Item Price
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They Came Like Swallows
by William Maxwell
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Godine Publisher, David R., 1987. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend… Read more about this item Item Price
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NEW YORK NY: HARPER & BROTHERS. F/VG. PUB 1937. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: FIRST ISSUE D.J. WITH "1186" AND "FIRST EDITION" STATED ON THE. ISBN: COPYRIGHT PAGE. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT ANDONLY VERY SLIGHT FADE TO THE SPINE. D.J. IS A BIT WORN AT THE CORNERSAND SPINE HEEL WITH A 1/2"… Read more about this item Item Price
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They Came Like Swallows (Modern Library)
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Modern Library, August 1997. First Printing stated with '1' in number line. Hardcover . Used - fine/Fine. First Edition with '1' in the number line. A square, tight and unmarked copy. Dust jacket now protected in removable mylar. Item Price
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They Came Like Swallows -- Signed
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Early printing with $2.00 price on dust jacket flap. Very good with minor wear to extremities and some fading to spine. Neat name written at bottom of flyleaf and some offsetting to pastedowns, otherwise clean and tight. INSCRIBED BY MAXWELL on the half-title page. … Read more about this item Item Price
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They Came Like Swallows
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They Came Like Swallows
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They Came Like Swallows
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They Came Like Swallows
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New York: Modern Library, 1997. 1st printing of this edition. Crisp and unmarked, NF/NF. Full cloth binding. 191pp. Very nice unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
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They Came Like Swallows
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