The Mythmakers On the Edge of the Cliff More Collected Stories A Man of Letters At Home and Abroad

V. S. Pritchett

Edité par Random House; North Point Press 1979-1989, New York, 1979

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A very smart set of short stories and essays by V. S. Pritchett, two of which are proof copies and four in the original unclipped dust wrappers. A set of six works by British writer and literary critic, V. S. Pritchett.On The Edge of the Cliff - At Home and Abroad in the original unclipped dust wrappers. In the original cloth bindings.Two of the volumes are proof copies in the publisher's paper binding - On the Edge of the Cliff and The Mythmakers.This set comprises:On the Edge of the Cliff1979 - First edition; a collection of nine short stories, including 'The Spanish Bed' and 'Tea with Mrs. Bittell'.On the Edge of the Cliff 1979 - Proof copy of the first edition.The Mythmakers 1979 - Proof copy of the first edition; the first volume of essays in fifteen years by Pritchett, with reviews of literary masters such as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekov and Flaubert.More Collected Stories 1983 - Advance copy, first edition; a selected twenty-four stories from various collections, with a monochrome photograph of Pritchett courtesy of the publisher, only to be used for reviews or promotion of the work.A Man of Letters 1985 - First American edition; forty-six of Pritchett's critical essays drawn from his contributions to The New Yorker, New York Review of Books and the New Statesman.At Home and Abroad 1989 - First edition; travel essays from Pritchett's time in places such as South America, Ireland and Portugal, with keen observations and commentary on the people and societies. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, all very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Dust wrappers all have minor edge wear, otherwise in very smart condition. Proof copies in the publisher's paper binding. Both in excellent condition with minor edge wear. Mark to the tail of front cover of The Mythmakers. Internally, all firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Light spotting to the first few leaves of proof copy of On the Edge of the Cliff. Near Fine.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Mythmakers On the Edge of the Cliff More Collected Stories A Man of Letters At Home and Abroad
• Éditeur: Random House; North Point Press 1979-1989, New York
• Date de parution: 1979
• Reliure: Hardback
• Illustrateur: None
• Édition: First edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Type de livre: book