THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS
by McCARTHY, MARY:
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1957. second edition, blue cloth, 246pp, VG+(v sl edgewear, v sl cocked, gum stains to ep's, ex libris label to verso half title, sl foxing to ep's & edges) d/w VG-(foxing internally & externally, v sl wear to extrems with v sl chipped spine head, sunned spine)
Synopsis
This is the author’s first novel, which relates the experiences of a young bohemian intellectual. The six episodes create a fascinating portrait of a New York social circle of the 1930s. McCarthy’s bold insight and virtuoso style won her immediate recognition as one of the most accomplished, versatile, and penetrating writers in americanca.
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- Title
- THE COMPANY SHE KEEPS
- Author
- McCARTHY, MARY:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson London 1957
- Keywords
- modern first edition mary mccarthy
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