Collected Stories of Jean Stafford, the
by Jean Stafford
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Not Issued
- Seller
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Franklin, PA: Franklin Library, 1979. Book. Illus. by Barron Storey. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. limited edition. pulitzer prize winner 1970. 414 pages. gold trimmed edges. front and back covers as well as spine stamped in gold gilt. Jean Stafford communicates the small details of loneliness and connection, the search for freedom and the desire to belong, that not only illuminate whole lives but also convey with an elegant economy of words the sense of the place and time in which her protagonists find themselves. The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford includes the acclaimed story "An Influx of Poets," which has never before appeared in book form..
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- Bookseller
- First Landing Books & Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57152
- Title
- Collected Stories of Jean Stafford, the
- Author
- Jean Stafford
- Illustrator
- Barron Storey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin, PA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Jean Stafford collected Stories Barron Storey Franklin Library Loneliness Connection Freedom Belonging Desire Belong an Influx Poets
- Bookseller catalogs
- Franklin Library;
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