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The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe: The Novels And Stories Of Carson Mccullers
by Mccullers, Carson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Same Date Appears On The Title And Copyright Page). The Book Is Bound In Salmon Cloth With Salmon Embossed Lettering Within A Stamped Red Field On The Front And Spine. Red Stamped Design On The Spine. Former Owner's Signature On The Front Pastedown And Two Faint Lines On The Ffep Displaying Evidence Of Erasure. Hinges Sound And The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Marks. The Cover Has Moderate Wear And Light Dust Soiling. Some Scuffing To The Spine And Back. Page Edges Tanned.
Synopsis
A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers’s best stories, including her beloved novella “The Ballad of the Sad Café.” A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose café serves as the town’s gathering place. Among other fine works, the collection also includes “Wunderkind,” McCullers’s first published story written when she was only seventeen about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist. Newly reset and available for the first time in a handsome trade paperback edition, The Ballad of the Sad Café is a brilliant study of love and longing from one of the South’s finest writers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032438
- Title
- The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe: The Novels And Stories Of Carson Mccullers
- Author
- Mccullers, Carson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 791
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Southern States - Social Life And Customs - Fiction; Manners And Customs; Southern States. Fiction - Short Stories Short Stories (single author)
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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