The Story Of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition in bound in salmon cloth, lettering to spine and front cover glit over black. Small Octavo. 93pp.
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
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- 1936
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Charles Scribner's Sons . DJ in archival cover light edge ware spine sunned. Scribner "A" . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1936.
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THE STORY OF A NOVEL
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Small Octavo. 93pp. Bound in salmon cloth, lettering to spine and front cover gilt over black, some off-setting to endpapers, previous owner's name otherwise near fine in unclipped dust jacket browned along the spine and edges of rear panel, minor light chipping… Read more
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The Story of a Novel
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New York: Charles Scribners' Sons 1936, 1st edition. (Cloth) 93pp. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. A little browning toward hinges in an unfaded jacket. Johnson A76..
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THE STORY OF A NOVEL
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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New York: Charles Scribner & Sons, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. New York: Charles Scribner & Sons, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo. A fine copy in a very good slightly age-darkened dw.
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The Story of a Novel (Annotated): incl. biography of Thomas Wolfe
by Thomas Wolfe
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The Story of A Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition, First Printing [Scribner's "A" present on verso]. Hardcover. Good/Good. [8], 93, [1] pages. DJ has some wear, tears, and soiling. Some endpaper discoloration. The text of this book, with certain modifications, first appeared in a series of three articles in the Saturday Review of Literature in December,… Read more
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The Story of a Novel
by Thomas Wolfe
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The Story of a Novel (Annotated): incl. biography of Thomas Wolfe
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THE STORY OF A NOVEL
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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Scribner's. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1936. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; Chipping at top and bottoom of spine on DJ, otherwise NF .
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The Story of a Novel
by WOLFE, Thomas
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- 1963
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Small octavo. Remainder stripe on the bottom of the page edges, near fine lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by Tony Award-winning theater producer and director John Wulp to Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes. Seldes has noted the day of presentation as "John Wulp's party. Aug. 23, 1979."
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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- Lacks front endpaper, gutter of 1/2 title soiled, else VG+/no dj
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NY.: Scribner's., 1936. Rose cloth. Lacks front endpaper, gutter of 1/2 title soiled, else VG+/no dj. Small 8vo.
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The Story of a Novel
by Thomas Wolfe
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- 1964
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons / Paul Gitland 1964. NF/VG. Reprint of the 1936 original by Paul Gitlin, a literary agent who represented the Thomas Wolfe estate. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Pages very lightly tanned.… Read more
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1949
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1949. Hardcover. "Here is the soul of an artist laid bare, with all his hopes, fears, doubts, and aspirations. But it is not only about Mr. Wolfe's own books - it is about all writing and about American writing especially - a book that every… Read more
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The Story of a Novel
by Thomas Wolfe
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Charles A. Scribners, 1964-06. Hardcover. Good.
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a STORY of a NOVEL *
by WOLFE, Thomas
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- 1964
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New York * * * * * : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. BooK: Fine/, 1964 . BooK: Fine/, $25.80 a STORY of a NOVEL * WOLFE, Thomas Charles Scribner's Sons New York * * * * * 1964 Appears To Be 1sT… Read more
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The Story of a Novel
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Covers lightly soiled.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good.
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Very Good condition. Endpapers have the usual minor browning along the gutter (slight offset from binder's glue). Otherwise a bright, square, tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing… Read more
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The Story of A Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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0 First Edition/Early Printing (F-02.66(MH)) published by Scribners, New York 1936. VG clean condition. Library stamp to Title page page edges and sticker removed from rear pastedown. Clean cloth covers. Dustjacket not price clipped. Protected in archive cover and stuck to flaps.
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The Story of a Novel
by Thomas Wolfe
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Scribner, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight… Read more
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Five Generations of Life, Strife, Spice
by Causland, Gladys E.
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New York: Vantage Press, 1958. 236 pp. Spine of Dw sun faded. Dw lightly nicked. The MacPhersons in America.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Story of A Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Sound binding; age tonned spine with no title. Very Good + Clean text, neat name in upper corner of free end paper. Schribner's A on back of title page.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover Cloth. Very Good +. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1949
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo. 93 pp. Top corner of front free endpaper has been removed, underlining in pencil throughout, owner's signature in ink. Price-clipped dustjacket is scuffed and torn. A reading copy at best.
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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- 1936
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- 1971 printing
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New York: Scribner's Sons, 1936. 1971 printing. HC w DJ. VG+/VG. Cloth, titling bright, light spotting to top-edge, FO name to FFEP, tight, some leaves unopened. Unclipped DJ ($5.95) toned, some stains, light edgewear, small closed tears. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS… Read more
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The Story of a Novel
by Wolfe, Thomas
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Scribners.. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Slightly dampstained.
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