THE WOMEN ON THE WALL
by Stegner Wallace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1950. First Edition, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The recipient is a person to whom Stegner writes: "...for whose friendship I continue to be grateful...". 8vo, publisher’s original green boards, the spine lettered in navy, in the original dustjacket. 277 pp. A fine copy but for a small chip to the jacket. A HANDSOME COPY OF THIS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED FIRST EDITION. These wonderful short stories reflect Stegner's sensitive response to people and places and the American way of life, especially as it is to be found in rural districts. The reader will find stories of Vermont and Iowa and California and Indiana and Florida and Saskatchewan and Mexico and other places in between. There is variety of treatment and a diversity of accent.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27671
- Title
- THE WOMEN ON THE WALL
- Author
- Stegner Wallace
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Buddenbrooks, Inc.
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