Short Stories from Charles Agvent
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IN THE GARDEN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS
by WOLFF, Tobias
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- Used - Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a soiled spine with the letters of the publisher faded
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- First Edition
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- (1981)
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$962.00
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New York: The Ecco Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a soiled spine with the letters of the publisher faded. Wolff's first collection of short stories in the scarce first state dustwrapper with the price of $14.95 printed on the front inside flap.
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A$962.00
CATHEDRAL
by CARVER, Raymond
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$144.38
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Although his previous collection achieved some popularity, this title is really Carver's breakthrough and break-away (from the restraints of Gordon Lish's style) book. In it, Carver moved beyond the constraining label of minimalism to mine an emotional depth not present in his… Read more about this item Item Price
A$144.38
FIRES. ESSAYS POEMS STORIES
by CARVER, Raymond (William Heyen)
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- Used - Small bookstore label on inside of front cover. Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1983
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$96.20
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Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Small bookstore label on inside of front cover. Near Fine. The standard trade issue in paperback. There were also a small number of copies bound in boards, similar to the limited edition and likely meant for libraries. A superb collection containing the title essay as well as his essay "On… Read more about this item Item Price
A$96.20
NO HEROICS, PLEASE. UNCOLLECTED WRITINGS
by CARVER, Raymond
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1992)
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$67.42
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New York: Vintage Contemporaries, (1992). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Illustrated wraps. Edited by William Stull with a foreword by Tess Gallagher.
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A$67.42
THE CEREMONY AND OTHER STORIES
by KEES, Weldon
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- Used - Close to Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
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- 1984
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.24
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Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, 1984. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Close to Fine. Illustrated wraps. Edited with an introduction by Dana Gioia. Collection of 14 short stories plus a checklist of published short stories by Kees.
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A$19.24
AFTERWORDS. NOVELISTS ON THEIR NOVELS
by (CAPOTE, Truman; et. al.) McCORMACK, Thomas (Editor)
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1969)
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$48.18
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New York: Harper & Row, (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Contributors include Truman Capote, Anthony Burgess, Norman Mailer, Reynolds Price, Mary Renault, Mark Harris, Louis Auchincloss, John Fowles, Robert Crichton, Vance Bourjaliy, George P. Elliott, William Gass, Ross Macdonald, and Wright Morris.
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SELECTED SHORT STORIES OF WELDON KEES
by KEES, Weldon
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
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- (2002)
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.24
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Lincoln (NE) and London: University of Nebraska Press, (2002). First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Fine. Illustrated wraps. Edited with an introduction by Dana Gioia. Collection of 17 short stories plus a checklist of published short stories by Kees.
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A$19.24
WINESBURG, OHIO
by ANDERSON, Sherwood
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- Used - Crease to about first 40 pages; slight foxing to bulked fore-edges of text. Near FIne in a Fine dustwrapper
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- Facsimile Edition
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- 1919 (1947) [1985]
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$67.42
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New York (New York): B. W. Huebsch (Collector's Reprints, Inc.), 1919 (1947) [1985]. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Crease to about first 40 pages; slight foxing to bulked fore-edges of text. Near FIne in a Fine dustwrapper. Faithful facsimile of the first edition.
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A$67.42
AFTER SUCH PLEASURES
by PARKER, Dorothy
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- Used - Internally clean and bright; spine is heavily darkened, the lettering barely readable, with the foxing spreading a bit to the fr
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1933
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$1,443.00
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New York: Viking, 1933. First Edition. hardcover. Internally clean and bright; spine is heavily darkened, the lettering barely readable, with the foxing spreading a bit to the front cover. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase. A collection of short stories. Copy #25 of only 250 SIGNED by the author.
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A$1,443.00
PRIZE STORIES 1988. THE O. HENRY AWARDS
by (CARVER, Raymond; DUBUS, Andre; et. al.) ABRAHAMS, William (Editor)
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and not easily found in this condition
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$48.18
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New York: Doubleday, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper and not easily found in this condition. Contributors include Raymond Carver (First Prize for "Errands"), Andre Dubus, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Jane Smiley, John Sayles, and Alice Adams.
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THE WORLD IS A WEDDING
by SCHWARTZ, Delmore
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- Used - Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1948)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$1,635.40
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New York: New Directions, (1948). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper. First state binding of gray cloth. A collection of short stories by the accomplished poet. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Schwartz on the front endpaper: "To S. A. Jacobs/from Delmore Schwartz." Jacobs designed Schwartz's book VAUDEVILLE FOR A PRINCESS.
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A$1,635.40
A STRANGER IN THIS WORLD
by CANTY, Kevin
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- Used - Some aging of the cheap paper. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First British Edition
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- (1996)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$38.48
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(London): Viking, (1996). First British Edition. Hardcover. Some aging of the cheap paper. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's first book, an outstanding collection of short stories. Letter from the publisher laid in.
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A$38.48
CATHEDRAL
by CARVER, Raymond
- Condition
- Used - Foxing to top bulked text edge. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1983
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$67.42
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Foxing to top bulked text edge. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Although his previous collection achieved some popularity, this title is really Carver's breakthrough and break-away (from the restraints of Gordon Lish's style) book. In it, Carver moved beyond the constraining label of minimalism to mine… Read more about this item Item Price
A$67.42
NEW AMERICAN SHORT STORIES. The Writers Select Their Own Favorites
by (FORD, Richard) NORRIS, Gloria (editor)
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1987)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$67.42
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New York: New American Library, (1987). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Twenty of today's distinguised short story writers pick a favorite story of theirs from recent work and tell how it came to be created. SIGNED "best wishes" at his contribution by Richard Ford. Other contributors include Raymond Carver and John Updike.
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A$67.42
HARMONY OF THE WORLD
by BAXTER, Charles
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$144.38
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Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Paperback Original in pictorial wraps of his first collection of stories. Baxter had previously published two books of poetry.
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A$144.38
HARMONY OF THE WORLD
by BAXTER, Charles
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- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$144.38
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Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Paperback Original in pictorial wraps of this first collection of stories by Baxter who had previously published two books of poetry. This book was the winner of the sixth annual AWP Award Series in Short Fiction. Uncommon in the first printing.
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A$144.38
IN THE GARDEN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS
by WOLFF, Tobias
- Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1981)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$144.38
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New York: The Ecco Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Wolff's first collection of short stories in the second state dustwrapper with the price clipped by the publisher and a $10.95 price sticker attached.
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A$144.38
IN THE GARDEN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS
by WOLFF, Tobias
- Condition
- Used - Some foxing to the cloth covers. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1981)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$86.66
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New York: The Ecco Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Some foxing to the cloth covers. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Wolff's first collection of short stories in the second state dustwrapper with the price clipped by the publisher and a $10.95 price sticker attached.
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A$86.66
ONLY THE LITTLE BONE
by HUDDLE, David
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- Used - Small sticker shadow at the center of the front cover. About Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1986)
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- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$28.94
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Boston: David R. Godine, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. Small sticker shadow at the center of the front cover. About Fine. Uncorrected proof in green wraps of the author's first book, a collection of stories.
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A$28.94
AN AMATEUR'S GUIDE TO THE NIGHT
by ROBISON, Mary
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1983
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- Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$48.18
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First Edition. wraps. Fine. Uncorrected proof in printed light gray wraps of this collection of short stories.
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A$48.18
