New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 93 pages. In Fair plus condition with a Poor dust jacket. Spine is brown with black print. Dust jacket has tears to all edges with large portion of front panel torn away, toning to spine, peripheral toning, smudging/shelf wear. Price unclipped: "$1.50". Boards in brown cloth with gold print on black banner. Tear to spine head, peripheral toning, toning to front area where the dust jacket had been torn away. Text block has b&w photo (portrait) from news clipping pasted on to front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers. 1373528. FP New Rockville Stock.

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The Story of a Novel is a revised version of a lecture Wolfe gave at a writer's conference in Boulder, Colorado.

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Bookseller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1373528
Title: THE STORY OF A NOVEL
Author: Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1936

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