Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson
by Oppenheimer, Judy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear, soiling edge tears and chips. Inscribed on fep. Book signing
- ISBN 10
- 0399133569
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133565
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1988. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear, soiling edge tears and chips. Inscribed on fep. Book signing slip laid in.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 August 8, 1965) was an American author. She was a popular writer in her time, and her work has received increased attention from literary critics in recent years. She is best known for the short story "The Lottery" (1948), which suggests a secret, sinister underside to bucolic small-town America.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70109
- Title
- Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson
- Author
- Oppenheimer, Judy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has some wear, soiling edge tears and chips. Inscribed on fep. Book signing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. First printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0399133569
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133565
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Bennington College, Walter Bernstein, Helen Feeley, Laurence Hyman, June Mirken, Witchcraft, James Toolan, Jay WIlliams
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