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A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories [First Printing]
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374132178
- ISBN 13
- 9780374132170
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. A handsome copy of the first printing. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is lightly rubbed at the corners and is partially price clipped, with only a portion of the dollar sign still showing. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. "First printing, 1973" is so stated, with NO indication of any subsequent printings. Bound in the original orange boards with a black cloth spine, stamped in bright silver and copper. Complete with dust jacket.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (x), 342pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Synopsis
I saac Bashevis Singer was an author noted for his short stories. He was one of the leading figures in the Yiddish literary movement, and received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1978. His novel, A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories won the National Book Award in 1974. Isaac Bashevis Singer is a unique writer whose characters in this multi-storied book are varied and typically intend to do right, but often find themselves unable to understand and decipher the world around them. In the title story, a beautiful and talented orphan is brought up by her pious and wealthy grandfather. In her sleep she hears her dead grandmother telling her that she should look for proof that Christ is the son of God by opening her pillow for the sign. She finds a crown of feathers topped by a cross. She changes religions, becoming a Catholic instead of a Jew and marrying a Polish squire. Later she finds out that it was the voice of the devil who was impersonating her grandmother. Singer is an extraordinary writer who draws the reader in with his beautiful prose and his vivid characterizations.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021766
- Title
- A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories [First Printing]
- Author
- Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374132178
- ISBN 13
- 9780374132170
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Judaica / Jewish Studies;
- Size
- 8vo. (x), 342pp
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