New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($6.95), bumped at the edges, creased at the price on the front flap. Green cloth on the boards, pushed at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, some writing on the rear endpaper, clean otherwise. One of Paley's early works, a collection of her stories written over the previous fifteen years.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8947
Title: Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Author: Paley, Grace
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0374148511
ISBN 13: 9780374148515
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: American Literature, Short Stories, 20th Century Literature, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Feminism

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