On Second Thought by Gray, James - 1946

Un. of Minnesota, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Minneapolis, et al: University of Minnesota. with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Light Edge Wear .

Good. Minnesota, 1946 hardcover. No dust jacket. Contents and cover clean. Very minor visible wear. Sound binding.

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1946 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth with writers' names printed in red on boards, [vi], 264 pp, index to authors and titles. Corners lightly bumped, tail of spine turned in, some edge wear. DJ soiled and worn, with two 1" chips, and smaller chips and tears at corners; in Brodart archival cover. Selected book reviews from Gray's 20 years with the St. Paul Pioneer Press and St. Paul Dispatch, along with connecting essays written for this book. Gray says of his profession: "The relationship of a newspaper reviewer to the art of letters is a curious one. Opinions are produced in reckless submission to the demand of journalism, which is that the timely topic must be wrapped up in glib and authoritative finalities and tossed at the front doors of all the literate citizens of the neighborhood no later than five o'clock of each afternoon. There is no time to roll judgement under… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1946-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. 264 pp. Price intact on front flap of dust jacket. 1st printing/1st edition. Signed without personalized inscription by the author. A very good book with a slight weakening to the binding affecting pages 24 and 25 (leaves are still firmly attached) in a very good dust jacket with moderate edge wear and mild rubbing to the rear panel. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1946 First edition signed by the author on title page: For Margaret Cathbert - as testimony to the only evil "mood" I am ever now in. Cordially James Gray". Literary criticism. Newspaper critic has assembled more than 50 of his reviews of Nobel prize winners and others. Text from jacket once taped to front endpaper - loose. Critic for Chicago Daily News, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. 8vo. 264 pages. Endpapers foxed. Text bright and clean. Partial jacket in pieces. VG..

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 264pp. Sharp First Edition, square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear at the spine ends and tips. Attractive clipped dust-jacket has some moderate edge-wear and rubbing to folds and hinges. Still solid with no creasing, chipping or tears. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. A very attractive collectable copy at a great price.

Fair. Minnesota, 1946 hardcover. SIGNED BY GRAY. Cover shows edgewear on corners and spine ends. Faded spine. Pages clean, binding tight.

Minnesota Press, 1946. Hardcover. Good. . SIGNED by the author. Excessive wear and tear to the jacket. Pages are tanning.

UsedGood.