REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
by Jessup, Alexander (Ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Creswell, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. PRIVATELY OWNED. NO MARKINGS. Previous owner's ex-libris to FFEP. Corners nudged. Spinecaps freyed and folded under. A tiny bit of material missing to top spinecap. Spine lean and cocked but still solidly bound. Front hinges starting. A sixteen-page section of torn pages towards latter part of book. Mildly age-tanned. Titles worn from spine. Gilt lettering to front of navy, grosgrain-covered boards. Clean. 209 pp with references for the study of the short story and a chronological list of representative American Short Stories Some of the stories included in this volume are : Chariessa ; or, a Pattern for the Sex (1788) Anonymous ; Rip Van Winkle (1819) Washington Irving ; The Gold Bug (1843) Edgar Allan Poe ; The White Cowl (1888) James Lane Allen ; The Gift of the Magi (1905) and All or Nothing (1912) Charles Caldwell Dobie.
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- Bookseller
- The Sensible Magpie (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 748
- Title
- REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
- Author
- Jessup, Alexander (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Allyn and Bacon
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1923
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The Sensible Magpie has no established storefront; she is MAIL ORDER ONLY. Once payment is received and processed, item(s) will be shipped out promptly.
PAYPAL ACCEPTED and ENCOURAGED!!
Orders will be filled and shipped out on as soon as they are processed, within two days of accepting order, generally. If you have need of quicker delivery, please call directly: (541) 942-6479, between 8am and 8pm, Pacific Standard Time.
Media and Priority Rates include standard USPS tracking numbers, which I will include once processed.
Postage rates for within the U.S. will cover up to five pounds.
If your order is heavier or oversized, we may contact you noting extra charges are required.
Delivery confirmation available upon request.
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We pack well! We want your order to arrive in the same manner as it left us. 30 Day return if your book is not as described, with full refund including original shipping costs.
Customer information kept confidential. Used ONLY for the purpose of fulfilling orders. NEVER sold or soliticited to by any other party.
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- FFEP
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- Gilt
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