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Paul BOWLES / The Delicate Prey and Other Stories 1st Edition 1950

Description: The Delicate Prey and Other Stories Author: BOWLES, Paul Title: The Delicate Prey and Other Stories Publication: New York: Random House, 1950 Edition: First Edition Description: First Printing, one of 6,000 copies. Octavo (21cm); russett cloth, with titling, decorations, and spider web design stamped in gilt, black, and grey on spine and front cover; black topstain; dustjacket; [x],[2],3-307,[3]pp. Light wear to extremities, pictorial bookplate mounted to front pastedown, with faint creasing to lower edge of pp.91-116; Very Good+ or better. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.00), spine-sunned, a bit shelfworn, with several tiny nicks and small tears, two faint splash marks on verso, and two small patches of adhesive pull to lower spine panel; only Very Good. Bowles's first collection of short fiction in the U.S., containing 17 stories set in Arab North Africa, the Far East, and Latin America. MILLER A4.a. 82562. Seller ID: 82562 Subject: Modern Fiction Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA Winchester VA We are one of the country's leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Guarantee Our items are described using AB Bookman standards - the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman's Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description of any item, we encourage you to contact us prior to bidding. We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. Shipping Standard domestic shipping is by USPS Insured Media Mail, at flat rate of $5. Delivery typically takes seven to ten business days depending on destination. Please be aware that, during the COVID emergency, delivery times have been delayed. We strongly recommend upgrading to Priority Mail if your order is time-sensitive! FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS ONLY we are happy to combine shipping on multiple items purchased at the same time that can be included in the same parcel. Again, please contact us prior to paying your invoice to arrange combined shipments. If you are overcharged for shipping by eBay, we will send you a prompt refund once the actual shipping cost has been determined. Overseas shipping is now managed through the eBay Global Shipping Program. All rates and fees are set by eBay, not the seller. We cannot alter a Global Shipping invoice once it has been generated; any queries should be directed to eBay Customer Support in your home country. Payment Payment is expected within 48 hours of purchase unless other arrangements have been made prior to sale. We ship all orders within 24 hours after receiving payment. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. Our priority is to make customers happy and to resolve problems as promptly as possible.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 58 USD

Location: Winchester, Virginia

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Author: BOWLES, Paul

Publisher: Random House

Year Printed: 1950

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Original/Facsimile: Original

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