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After-Dinner Story

After-Dinner Story

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After-Dinner Story

by Woolrich, Cornell (as William Irish)

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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1944. Near Fine in a Very Good- dustjacket. Bound in full green cloth. Both the spine and the front board are stamped in brown and black. Pale green endpapers. 210pps. First Edition Stated. There is mild bumping and rubbing to the extremities and the pages, though vaguely yellowed, are immaculate: no apparent reading wear and no previous owner's markings. The binding is clean, square, and sound. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a loss of 1/4" - 1/2" at either spine-end. Smaller chips at the tips (and one amid the spine), rubbing wear along the gutters, and modest general edgewear with some creases and closed tears. A few of these flaws are tape-repaired from the inside. The original price is intact. Overall, an excellent copy of this difficult title in a flawed, though colorful dustjacket. The original price (2.00) is intact. ".In these six stories William Irish stresses the almost unbearable horror of man's inhumanity to man, the sheer awfulness of fate's perverse timing, the futility of man's struggle against his appointed destiny. 'After-Dinner Story', the title story of the volume, and 'The Night Reveals' both demonstrate man's vain striving against a personal and malevolent fate. In 'An Apple A Day' is told the story of a man who, desperately needing ten thousand dollars, unwittingly throws away five times the sum. 'Marihuana' emphasizes the loathsomeness of the cheap and evil girl who sets a hopped-up armed murderer loose in the city. Also includes 'Rear Window' and 'Murder-Story'." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos, comprehensive, can be emailed upon request.. First Edition. Cloth. 41-C.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
103-1870
Title
After-Dinner Story
Author
Woolrich, Cornell (as William Irish)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good-
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Lippincott
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Date Published
1944
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
MYSTERY CRIME THRILLER SUSPENSE HORROR DETECTIVES SLEUTHS UNDERWORLD INVESTIGATORS NOIR REAR WINDOW HITCHCOCK MARIHUANA MURDER GANGLAND CORNELL WOOLRICH WILLIAM IRISH AFTER-DINNER STORY FIRST EDITIONS
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Mystery/Crime/Thriller; Horror;

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