Munro w carroll (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Poor. First Edition. Light wear, yellowing; a sound binding; very good otherwise. The dust jacket is present but poor; heavily torn and chipped; in pieces. "The memorial banquet for Scott, the playwright of the century, brought back memories of him to a good many people. Memories of an almost legendary figure, winner of the Nobel prize, fabulously wealthy, married to the calm, impressively dignified Celeste Hall-a giant worthy of the acclaim that he had received. But to Nicky the only person who knew the whole story of Scott, the banquet brought back somewhat different thoughts, for Nicky remembered Scott when he was Louis Scotosi, milkman an waiter, a shy, insignificant man who wrote plays for his beautiful, amoral wife, Susan. Nicky had been in love, with all the callow passion of his twenty years, with Susan Scotosi. A great many men had been in love with Susan, but it was Louis who took care of her, who washed her clothes and ironed them, who waited for her outside of speakeasies, who took her home and put her to bed." Set in New York in the 1920s. The book was later reprinted as both The Untamed Wife of Louis Scott and as a pulp novel The Lessons of Love. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 176863.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Signed by Author. Light wear, bumped corners, yellowing; a sound binding; good overall. The dust jacket is chipped and torn, missing a piece on the name on the spine; discolored; price intact. A unique book, inside the front cover is a Huntington High School (NY) card belonging to and signed by Munro. Tipped in is a also a greeting card from the author, signed informally with first names inside; return address written on the envelope. "The memorial banquet for Scott, the playwright of the century, brought back memories of him to a good many people. Memories of an almost legendary figure, winner of the Nobel prize, fabulously wealthy, married to the calm, impressively dignified Celeste Hall-a giant worthy of the acclaim that he had received. But to Nicky the only person who knew the whole story of Scott, the banquet brought back somewhat different thoughts, for Nicky remembered Scott when he was Louis Scotosi, milkman an waiter, a shy, insignificant man who wrote plays for his beautiful, amoral wife, Susan. Nicky had been in love, with all the callow passion of his twenty years, with Susan Scotosi. A great many men had been in love with Susan, but it was Louis who took care of her, who washed her clothes and ironed them, who waited for her outside of speakeasies, who took her home and put her to bed." Set in New York in the 1920s. The book was later reprinted as both The Untamed Wife of Louis Scott and as a pulp novel The Lessons of Love. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 177110.…