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Funk & Wagnalls. Very Good with no dust jacket; Volume 1 only. Mild wear. In red cloth. . Spine dulled. Stray pen mark on pg 127. No DJ. (B364).. 1929. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
The World's Fifty Best Short Novels -- Volumes 1,3,4,5,7, 9, 10 by Overton, Grant, Ed - 1929
by Overton, Grant, Ed
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The World's Fifty Best Short Novels -- Volumes 1,3,4,5,7, 9, 10
by Overton, Grant, Ed
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NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1929. Book. Very Good. Red Leatherette. Reprint.. A lot of 7 out of 10 volumes in a pocket-sized library of fiction. Red leatherette on boards. Most in very good condition. Vol. 10 has loose hinge; Vol. 7, rubbing on lower half of joint. Texts clean. Bookplates of previous owner on inside covers. Each volume has about 180-200 pp. No jackets. Authors represented include Poe, Hawthorne, Irving, Galsworthy, Chekhov, London, Wilde, Norris, Lardner, Bierce, Cather, Zane Grey and many others. Size: 12mo -- 6.25 in Tall.
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THE WORLD'S FIFTY BEST SHORT NOVELS (IN TEN VOLUMES). VOLUME 1
by Overton, Grant
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The World's Fifty Best Short Novels: Vol. II
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1929 Blue boards with gold design on spine; pages are slightly yellowed; spine is tight and all pages appear to be in tact. Volume Two. Contents: I Want to Know Why by Sherwood Anderson, The Friends by Sacy Aumonier, The Biography of Blade by Zona Gale, The outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and The Ship in the Bottle by James Hopper..
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World's Fifty Best Short Novels (in ten volumes) Volume Eight
by Grant Overton (editor)
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Paperback sized hardcover. dj is stained, badly ripped at sp ends & edges, small hole in front panel. Book has minor damage to edges and bumped corners. Pages sunning. 4 short stories by Joseph Hergesheimer, Mary Roberts Rinehart, H Rider Haggard, and Sir JM Barrie
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World's Fifty Best Short Novels (in ten volumes) Volume Two.
by Grant Overton (editor)
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DJ stained, chipped & worn at edges (but 98% there), corners worn, pages sunning, slight stains on edges. Six stories by Sherwood Anderson, Stacy Aumonier, Zona Gale, Bret Harte, Charles Dickens and James Hopper. SOmewords not suitable for modern times, but used in the time.
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World's Fifty Best Short Novels, The : Volume Five 5 V
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1929. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. A collection of the best short novels, this volume (volume 5 of 10) containing work by Willa Cather, Charles Saxby, Dana Burnet, Oxtavus Roy Cohen, and Wilkie Collins. Hardcover, 186pp. Rare. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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World's Fifty Best Short Novels, The : Volume One 1 I
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1929. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition.. A collection of the best short novels, this volume (volume 1 of 10) containing work by Zane Grey, Richard Harding Davis, Ambrose Bierce, Fannie Hurst, and Owen Johnson. Hardcover, 187pp. Rare. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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The World's Fifty Best Short Novels [In Ten Volumes]
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Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1929-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. New York, 1929; 9 OF 10 VOLUMES, MISSING VOLUME 7; black textured cloth covered boards; corners bumped; top edges gilt; 16 mo, 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; t8ide mark at fore-edges of several volumes, not affecting interior pages; interior clean and unmarked; individually paginated.
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The World's Fifty Best Short Novels (Ten Volume Set)
by Overton, Grant (editor In Chief)
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Hardbound. No DJ Blue Leatherette, W/Gold Gilded Lettering .
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The World's Fifty Best Short Novels [In Ten Volumes]
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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New York And London: Funk & Wagnalls Company. Very Good+. 1929. Hardcover. A Very Good+ edition with some shelfwear ; This book contains 50 short novels from around the world, chosen by a panel of experts. Some famous authors are included, such as Haruki Murakami and George Orwell, but the majority of the novels are unknown to most readers. The books are split into ten volumes, with each volume containing ten novels.; Vol. 9; 188 pages .
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The World's Fifty Best Short Novels [In Ten Volumes]
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New York And London: Funk & Wagnalls Company. Very Good+. 1929. Hardcover. A Very Good+ edition with some shelfwear and a starting spine hinge ; The World's Fifty Best Short Novels is a compilation of short stories by various authors. The book is divided into ten volumes and each volume has a different theme. The book is organized alphabetically by author and the stories are grouped by theme.; Vol. 8; 190 pages .
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