THE COLLECTED SHORT PROSE OF JAMES AGEE. Edited With a Memoir by Robert Fitzgerald
by Agee, James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy bound in black cloth with silver lettering in a clean, very good dust jacket with sunning (browning) to spine
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy bound in black cloth with silver lettering in a clean, very good dust jacket with sunning (browning) to spine. James Agee received the fame he deserved only after his tragically early death, of a heart attack, in a New York taxi, at forty-five. Two years later, in 1955, his Pulitzer prize-wining novel, A Death in the Family, appeared and readers began to discover Agee's earlier work; his first novel, The Morning Watch; his volume of poetry, Premit Me Voyage; and most importantly Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, his study of the Depression South which combined journalism and art and has become a kind of classic. This book contains Agee's previously uncollected prose: pieces ranging from Harvard days to his last years. In addition to short stories, there are notes for motion pictures (a medium that held deep fascination for him), scenarios, and plans for projected works which reveal the dizzying way in which fresh ideas competed for Agee's energies. 243 pages.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14428
- Title
- THE COLLECTED SHORT PROSE OF JAMES AGEE. Edited With a Memoir by Robert Fitzgerald
- Author
- Agee, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy bound in black cloth with silver lettering in a clean, very good dust jacket with sunning (browning) to spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- memoir by Robert Fitzgerald, short prose, modern literature, Pulitzer Prize winner, poetry, Let Us Know Praise Famous Men, depression south, motion pictures
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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