Be My Guest : Two Novellas by Rachel Ingalls - 1992

Random House, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York. 1992. June 1992. Turtle Bay Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0679413006. 239 pages. hardcover. Jacket photo by Arthur Tress.Jacket design by /Susan Mitchell. keywords: Literature America Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER - The two novellas in this eighth book from Ingalls ( Mrs. Caliban , The Pearlkillers ) per usual style? depend less on outright fantasy than her previous works do, though her maverick imagination has supplied an intriguing premise for each of them. Be My Guest seems odd to call it title story when there are only two stories in book concerns a rather bland young woman, Sandra, who impulsively decides to marry a man with a spooky, eccentric son. Though Ingalls establishes Sandra as a closet romantic who is waiting for life to fulfill her dreams, she does not convince the reader that Sandra would let herself be swept precipitously into marriage even after discovering that her fiance was accused of killing his first wife. Sis and Bud chronicles the sibling… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small cut in paper covering rear board at bottom edge. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover..

Random House, Inc, 1992-06-02. Hardcover. Good.

Random House, NY, 1982. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Former owners signature on front free end paper. . 1992. HARDCOVER.

NYC: Turtle Bay Books/ Random House. As New in As New dust jacket. 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0679413006 . Book and DJ As New. No names or ANY markings. DJ with very minor rub to REAR else New, not price clipped ($20) .

New York:: Turtle Bay Books (Random House), (1992.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name.). First printing. Two novellas, works of offbeat imagination by this author, born in Massachusetts, but living in London. 238 pp. .

New York:: Turtle Bay Books (Random House), (1992.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Two novellas, works of offbeat imagination by this author, born in Massachusetts, but living in London. 238 pp. .

New York: Random House / Turtle Bay, 1992. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 235pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition, Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Review letter laid in. Contains two novellas; Sis and Bud and Be My Guest A sharp collectable copy at a great price.

New York City, NY: Turtle Bay Books/Random House, 1992. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Turtle Bay Books/Random House, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 238 pages. Retrospective collection of two novellas. One of Rachel Ingalls' finest achievements. The first appearance of the pieces in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Rachel Ingalls' "Be My Guest". Two novellas: "Sis And Bud" and the eponymous "Be My Guest". "Shows her to be as adept as ever at mixing the sinister and the commonplace to create psychological suspense: Two adopted children set out to find their real parents, descending into obsession, incest, and murder. A young woman rescues a boy who claims to be an adult trapped in a man's… Read More