9780151189946 - The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty von Welty, Eudora (25 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt October 1980.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Missing dust jacket. Contains the embossed seal of the previous owner.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hard. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Harcourt Brace, 1980. 8vo., xvi+622pp. Light spotting along edges of page block, paper clip impression, name on f/l. Good plus in good plus dust jacket.

Zustand: Very Good. The definitive gathering of short fiction by a master of the American South. This volume assembles for the first time forty-one stories from one of the most decorated writers of the twentieth century, spanning her debut 'A Curtain of Green' through 'The Bride of the Innisfallen' and beyond. Welty's work, known for its profound empathy and sharp observational wit, is here presented as a cohesive legacy, capturing the diverse social and psychological landscapes of Mississippi with unparalleled lyricism. This collection remains a cornerstone for any study of the American short story and solidified Welty's status as a peer to Faulkner and O'Connor. KEY FEATURES +++ Binding: Original cloth; bindings are tight and square. +++ Content: A comprehensive collection of forty-one stories, including a preface by the author. +++ Imprint: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1980. +++ Edition Statement: First Edition, Second Printing (number line ends in 'B'). +++ Specs: Octavo; 622 pages. CONDITION: Very Good in a Good Jacket. +++ The Book: The bindings are tight and square. The internal text is clean and free of markings, showing only light, even age-toning consistent with 1980s trade production. Minimal shelf handling wear to the boards. +++ The Jacket: The dust jacket is present with the original price intact. It shows moderate wear, specifically at the spine tips. While the jacket is graded 'Good' due to these vulnerabilities, it remains a presentable example of this major literary collection. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Eudora Welty occupies a unique space in American letters, having won the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her work is a primary document of the 20th-century Southern experience, focusing on the nuances of family, community, and the 'inner life'. The publication of 'The Collected Stories' in 1980 was a major literary event, effectively canonizing Welty during her lifetime. It provided the first opportunity for critics to view her short fiction as a singular, developing arc of genius. While many of her individual stories (such as 'The Ponder Heart') have seen various stage and screen adaptations, this collection stands as the textual wellspring for her enduring cultural influence. SCHOLARLY FEATURES +++ Southern Gothic & Realism: Represents the bridge between traditional Southern storytelling and the modern psychological interiority for which Welty is celebrated. +++ Bibliographical Milestone: The first time Welty's disparate collections were unified into a single scholarly and trade volume. +++ Authorial Preface: Features a significant introductory essay by Welty reflecting on her craft and the origins of her narratives. SUBJECTS: Southern Literature, Mississippi Authors, Short Stories, American Fiction, 20th Century Literature, Collected Works, Modern First Editions.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Author signature under book title on half-title page. Dust-dulling and foxing to edges, previous owner embossment to FFEP, o/w clean, unmarked copy. KRM/Lit/Case. Signed by Author(s).

Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. Association copy (later printing) of this collection of short stories spanning the most productive portion of Eudora Welty's long career, inscribed to Frank Hodsoll, then chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Hodsell and Welty worked for years together at the NEA. Welty was already on the National Council on the Arts (Welty had been appointed by President Nixon in 1972)when Hodsoll was tapped by President Reagan in 1981 to head the NEA. Welty would go on to serve on the Arts Endowment's Committee of Leading American Artists in 1984, the year after this inscription, and would also earn the NEA's National Medal of Arts in 1986. A warm association. 9.25'' x 6''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original price-clipped dust jacket. 622 pages. Inscribed by Welty to half-title page, "To Frank Hodsoll / with good wishes for our work," dated March 11, 1983. Jacket with light edgewear, a couple tiny areas of rubbing. A few later leaves with tiny shallow folds. Clean. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Signed.

Hardcover. Octavo, xvi, 622 pages. In Very Good condition. Faded red slipcase with mild wear, age-toning along head and fore edges, a dent along head edge, and mild staining on front cover. Dark blood red spine with gilted lettering. Boards bound in publisher's burgundy cloth, have mild wear on front and rear boards, and a white stain on rear boar head edge. Textblock has bending along head corners of front end-pages to 'Contents' page and a dent on front pastedown. Signed flat by Eudora Welty on publisher's limitation page, limited edition #472/500. JW consignment. Shelved Case 7. 1382251. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. First Edition, First Printing, Limited Edition, #472/500.

Zustand: Very Good. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980. First Edition, Limited Issue of 500 copies signed by Eudora Welty, this being #220. Octavo. 622 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth decorated in gilt; maroon endpapers. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Boards lightly worn along edges. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase lightly scuffed and bumped with brief exposure, else sturdy and stable. Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Hardcover with Slipcase. LIMITED EDITION #419 OF 500 COPIES. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (name only.no inscription). Slipcase shows very minor shelving wear, book is unblemished.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Signed by Author.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvi, 622 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Black spine with gold, red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$17.50", has mild shelving wear, small open tears along the fore corners and front head edge, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges, mild age-toning along the head and tail edges, and mild wear along the spine. Textblock has mild wear along the edges and light foxing along the edges. Signed flat by Eudora Welty on the half-title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. 1394126. Special Collections.

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 622 pages. Number 41 of 500 copies. A comprehensive collection of Welty's short stories that won the National Book Award. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Welty. An as new copy and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap slit open to verify signature. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good first trade edition (preceded by a signed limited edition) in a very good dust jacket, inscribed by Eudora Welty to Lance Goss, the prominent theatrical director at Millsap College in Jackson, Mississippi, where the university theatre carries his name. Housed in a collector's slipcase with Ms. Welty's photo on it.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Fifth printing. Small quarto. 622pp. Fine in lightly worn, very good or better dust jacket with a couple of tiny nicks and a small stain on the cover panel that barely shows through.