The Gentle GrafTER
by HENRY, O. (William Sydney Porter)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
O. Henry's short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Contents: The Octopus Marooned; Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet; Modern Rural Sports; The Chair of Philanthromathematics; The Hand That Riles the World; The Exact Science of Matrimony; A Midsummer Masquerade; Shearing the Wolf; Innocents of Broadway; Conscience in Art; The Man Higher Up; A Tempered Wind; Hostages to Momus; The Ethics of Pig.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 359315
- Title
- The Gentle GrafTER
- Author
- HENRY, O. (William Sydney Porter)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The McClure Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- AmerLit20thCent
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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