Home before Dark A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter
by Cheever, Susan
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Press pamphlet tipped in. "Home Before Dark is a moving chronicle of John Cheever's successes and failures as a son, brother, husband, and father..." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on paste-down endpaper. Book has some edge and shelf wear, spine is slightly skewed and loose, fabric on ends of spine is slightly faded, small rough rub on free endpaper. Pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 243 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, in 1902. After graduation from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, then a year studying at Columbia University. In 1925, he was awarded the First Prize for Poetry of the magazine Opportunity , the winning poem being "The Weary Blues," which gave its title to the current volume. From 1926 until his death in 1967, Langston Hughes devoted his time to writing and lecturing. In addition to poetry, he wrote, short stories, autobiography, song lyrics, essays, humor, and plays. His work is available in multiple editions and languages and is beloved by readers around the world.
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- Title
- Home before Dark A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter
- Author
- Cheever, Susan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1984
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