THE STORY OF A NOVEL
by Wolfe, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. "How does a great novel come into being? What is its genesis? How does it develop?...These and similar questions often come to the mind of every reader of fiction-and they have never been answered with such frankness, honesty , and conviction as in this brief "credo" of an outstanding American novelist." 93 pp. Published in 1936, stated "D-7-58[MH]" on copyright page. Lavender cloth covers. DJ in Good+ condition with chipping/browning to edges, discoloration on front, tear to spine ends and larger tear on spine, not price-clipped. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4". Memoir.
Synopsis
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
- Bee Creek Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006583
- Title
- THE STORY OF A NOVEL
- Author
- Wolfe, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Wolfe, Thomas Thomas Wolfe First Edition American Literature Writers Writing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Famous Authors;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4"
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