oconnor flannery sally fitzgerald editor (15 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Fair.

Paperback. Etat : Good. At her death in 1964 Flannery O'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures as well as a number of critical articles that had appeared in scattered publications during her lifetime. The book opens with 'The King of the Birds,' her famous account of raising peacocks at her home in Milledgeville, Georgia. There are three essays on regional writing, including 'The Fiction Writer and His Country' and 'Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction'; two on teaching literature, including 'Total Effect and the Eighth Grade'; and four on the writer and religion, including 'The Catholic Novel in the Protestant South.' Essays such as 'The Nature and Aim of Fiction' and 'Writing Short Stories' are pure gems. In all cases, these pieces are characterized by the boldness and simplicity of O'Connor's style, a fine-tuned wit, understated perspicacity, and profound faith.in the art and act of writing. Appendix, Notes. 237p.

paperback. Etat : As New. Very nice book. Minor wear to cover edges and corners.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good-. Very good- paperback copy (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Some curling to corners, minor shelfwear. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.

Paperback. Etat : New. At her death in 1964 Flannery O'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures as well as a number of critical articles that had appeared in scattered publications during her lifetime. The book opens with 'The King of the Birds,' her famous account of raising peacocks at her home in Milledgeville, Georgia. There are three essays on regional writing, including 'The Fiction Writer and His Country' and 'Some Aspects of the Grotesque in Southern Fiction'; two on teaching literature, including 'Total Effect and the Eighth Grade'; and four on the writer and religion, including 'The Catholic Novel in the Protestant South.' Essays such as 'The Nature and Aim of Fiction' and 'Writing Short Stories' are pure gems. In all cases, these pieces are characterized by the boldness and simplicity of O'Connor's style, a fine-tuned wit, understated perspicacity, and profound faith.in the art and act of writing. Appendix, Notes. 237p.

Book club reprint (blindstamp impression at rear board's bottom right). xxii, 617 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket previously folded into book with resulting strong vertical fold lines but otherwise well preserved retaining bright color with a few light stains and slight edge-wear. Black cloth; white discoloration to rear board with minor occurrence to front board; green and vibrant gilt stamping to spine and front board. Yellow top edge. Top corner of pages 125-126 creased from past fold-down; interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0374167699.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Book Club Edition. 1979 Farrar Straus Giroux, hardcover with dust jacket, Book Club Edition, red lettering on dust jacket spine is faded, scribble mark on top edge, light foxing spots on fore-edge, book is tight, pages are cleaned unmarked, index, 617 pages.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 617 pages. Anthology of letters from the much beloved author of "Wise Blood" and "The Violent Bear it Away." Selected, edited and with an introduction by Sally Fitzgerald. A very plus copy in black cloth boards with some minor wear and in a very good price clipped dust jacket with some sunning to the spine, toning to the edges, and some edge tears and some other light wear.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. 617pp. Black cloth hardback, DJ has a couple tiny tears along back upper edge, Third Printing, gift inascription on inside front cover, index, Collection of letters by Flannery O'Connor,

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 1st edition. 256 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 237 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine off-white with black and blue lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering, price uncut: "$6.95". Chipping and tearing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Small tear to middle of spine and front cover of dust jacket. Large tear to top edge of rear cover of dust jacket. Water damage and staining to rear of dust jacket. Slight discoloration to edges of boards. Bump to right edge of front board. Small scuff to front board. Age toning to pastedowns and free endpapers. Top edge of text block dyed red. Shelved Hardcover Fiction. 1401515. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, moderate tan spotting to the top outer edge of the pages, clean and quite attractive with no other remarkable flaws, the jacket has a few tiny edge-tears and rubbing to the glossy surface, there are no other remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "These letters provide an illuminating self-portrait of the artist as a remarkable young woman whose lineaments, guessed at from a distance, have often been forbiddingly misdrawn"; 617 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Stated Third Printing. Inscribed by Sally Fitzgerald on the half title page. The book is bound in black cloth with Flannery O'Connor's name stamped in bright gilt on the front cover. The corners are softly worn and rolled. Binding is tight. Clean tip edges are tinted yellow. There is a small semicircular damp stain , 1" wide by .5" high, on the fore-edges and bottom edges where they meet. Otherwise, pages are clean, crisp, smooth and unmarked. The dust jacket is in very good condition with a .5" and .25 " closed tears on the top edge of front panel; small chip on the heel of spine panel and light age-toning. The original price-$25.00" is on the front flap. In a protective cover. The book, edited by O'Connor's close friend , won a special National Book Critic's Award in 1980. 617 pp. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. First edition. x, 237 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth and green paper-covered boards,lettered in gilt, red topstain. Fine in price-clipped and lightly rubbed dust jacket, else Fine. A lovely copy of a posthumous collection of the Southern writer's essays.