The Eye of the Story: Selected Essays and Reviews
by Eudora Welty
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Selected essays on writers and writing, along with reviews and occasional pieces. Signed limited edition, one of 300 copies signed by Eudora Welty. Quarter bound. cover as shown with this listing, gilt stamping of the spine is somewhat faded. Binding firm, head and tail bands, what appears to a teh Ramdom House colophon stamped on the bottom edge of the book block (see photo). Slip case is intact but foxed and faded. Your purchase helps our small village library. pi (G1)
Synopsis
One of America's most admired authors, Eudora Welty was born in Jackson, Mississippi, which is still her home. She was educated locally and at Mississippi State College for Women, the University of Wisconsin, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. She is the author of, among many other books, One Writer's Beginnings, The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battles, and The Optimist's Daughter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2723
- Title
- The Eye of the Story
- Author
- Eudora Welty
- Format/Binding
- Quarter binding with slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Limited Edition of 300 signed copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 368
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Essays.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic lit; Essays;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Colophon
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....