MODERN AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
by Cerf, Bennett (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A near fine book in a very good dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, spine showing some slight fade to color, some light
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Co., 1945. First edition. A near fine book in a very good dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, spine showing some slight fade to color, some light rubbing, front panel front flap fold has tape re-enforcement to several spots with has chips missing. (7795). Octavo, Hardcover. Introduction and biographical notes by the editor. Collects 24 stories. Features John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Richard Wright, Willa Cather, Dorothy Parker and many others.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7795
- Title
- MODERN AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
- Author
- Cerf, Bennett (ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine book in a very good dust jacket, light shelf wear to spine ends, spine showing some slight fade to color, some light
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland & New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Lit . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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