Three novellas, written after Porter's return from her four-year stay in Paris. "From there," she said in a letter, "I got a perspective and somehow without struggle my point-of-view fell into clear focus..." The three novellas are "Pale Horse, Pale Rider", drawn directly from Porter's experience of near-death from influenza in the 1918 epidemic; "Noon Wine", widely considered to be one of her best works, about a hapless farmer who inadvertently comes into conflict with a stranger and ends up killing both him and himself; ...
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Three novellas, written after Porter's return from her four-year stay in Paris. "From there," she said in a letter, "I got a perspective and somehow without struggle my point-of-view fell into clear focus..." The three novellas are "Pale Horse, Pale Rider", drawn directly from Porter's experience of near-death from influenza in the 1918 epidemic; "Noon Wine", widely considered to be one of her best works, about a hapless farmer who inadvertently comes into conflict with a stranger and ends up killing both him and himself; and "Old Mortality", another of Porter's tales of young Miranda, her perennial autobiographical stand-in.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First Modern Library edition. Orange-red cloth stamped in black. Near fine in a price-clipped about very good dust jacket nearly split at rear fold of the tanned spine, and with faint soil and light edgewear.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Usual slight toning at the extremities of the boards, else near fine in very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning at the spine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's rubber stamped date. Author's uncommon second book.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Neat contemporary owner name, slight toning at the extremities of the boards, else near fine in very good dust jacket with toning, small stains, and shallow loss at the spine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's gelatin silver photograph of the author by noted photographer George Platt Lynes laid in. Author's uncommon second book.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in very near fine price-clipped dust jacket with slight sunning at the spine. A much nicer than usual copy.
Edition:
First Modern Library Edition; First Printing
Publisher:
Modern Library
Published:
1939
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18114026809
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Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. Red cloth cover has modest wear to corners and spine caps but clean and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet. A newspaper photo clipping tipped on verso half title page. Inscribed and signed by author on half title page. Pages are lightly toned but clean and near pristine. Dust jacket is chipped at top and bottom of spine panel with light soiling but bright and in good+ condition. Publisher's price of $1.25 On DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); Signed by Author.
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Very good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. PRICE CLIPPED. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. ***1949 PRINTING*** New protective mylar applied to dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.