PETER TAYLOR—Widows of Thornton—1st HC—1957—"Extraordinary Talent"

Description: • For Your Consideration: • A (RARE) First Edition in HARDCOVER of: • “WIDOWS OF THORNTON” [STORIES] (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957) (Hardcover, First Edition, First Printing) • BY PETER TAYLOR • ABOUT THE AUTHOR’S SHORT STORIES: • “It is hardly news that MR. TAYLOR is a master of the short story form.” —WILLIAM DU BOIS, NEW YORK TIMES (1960) • “Does it need to be said that he is one of the most accomplished short-story writers of our time?” —GENE BARO, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (1964) • “The undisputed master of the short-story form. You could give a creative writing class no other text but his stories and that class would could fully educated.” —ANNE TYLER • “Extraordinary talent for the short story.” —WALKER PERCY • “A master craftsman…. Each of his stories is a fine-chiseled masterpiece.” —ALBERT J. GRIFFITH, COMMONWEAL • “I am tempted to say that PETER TAYLOR is the greatest living short story writer, but I shall be prudent and suggest that he is the greatest one writing in English today.” —LINDA KUEHL, SATURDAY REVIEW • “One of the finest short-story writers of our time.” —WILLIAM C. HAMLIN, SATURDAY REVIEW • “A fine-class master of the form.” —R. V. CASSILL, BOOK WORLD • “His COLLECTED STORIES is one of the major works of our literature.” —JOYCE CAROL OATES • “TAYLOR is an American master.” —JONATHAN YARDLEY, WASHINGTON POST • “TAYLOR’s stories are beguiling, humorous, enfolding…. You can feel better reading them than you do when you are doing most other things; you want him to go on.” —JOHN THOMPSON, HARPER’S MAGAZINE • “No one writing in English can do more with a short story…. He is a master.” ―GEOFFREY WOLFF, NEWSWEEK • “PETER TAYLOR is certainly one of our best short story writers…. MR. TAYLOR writes so simply and powerfully, he seems scarcely to be exercising his craft.” —NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE • “An impeccable stylist.” —VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEW • • For other details about this book, please see below. • TITLE: “THE WIDOWS OF THORNTON” AUTHOR: PETER TAYLOR TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: Harcourt, Brace and Company (New York), 1954 EDITION: First Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, this statement: “first edition”—with no later printings. NOTE: This copy is NOT an ex-library copy NOR a book-club edition. PAGES: 310 ISBN: N/A (Pre-ISBN) CONDITION OF BOOK: VERY GOOD MINUS. (Missing Dust Jacket.) Book is square. Boards are, in places, scratched, scuffed, & faded—but clean. Corners are chipped. Edges are scuffed. Spine is tight & faded with chipped tips which include, at top, two small slices at each end—on about 1/4 in length & the other about one-inch in length. Text-block edges are age-toned with two prominent age-spots on fore edge. Pages themselves are moderately age-toned but clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no foxing, no staining, no tears/rips, no foul odor, etc. SUMMARY: Missing DJ + roughed up boards & aged but clean pages. The cleanliness of the pages is why this copy qualifies as a solid reading copy. • SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. 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Haven't we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** *********** • • For other details about this book, please see below. • SERIES: “RADCLIFFE BIOGRAPHY SERIES” TITLE: “SIMONE WEIL: A Modern Pilgrimage” AUTHOR: ROBERT COLES TYPE: HARDCOVER PUBLISHER, LOCALE, & YEAR: A Merloyd Lawrence Book / Addison Wesley (New York), 1987 EDITION: First Edition, First Printing* *RE: On the Copyright Page, the statement “First printing, April 1987”—with no later editions listed. PAGES: 179ISBN: 0201022052 NOTE: THIS BOOK is not an ex-library copy nor a Book-of-the-Month-Club edition.CONDITION OF DUST JACKET: VERY GOOD PLUS. Price (17.95) is uncut. DJ is clean & bright with light scratching (from normal handling) on sides. Corners & spine tips are bumped. Light edgewear. • CONDITION OF BOOK ITSELF: VERY GOOD PLUS. Book is square. Boards are clean with bumped corners. Spine is tight & uncreased with bumped tips. The fore text-block edge has a small, light stain; edges are otherwise fine. Endpapers are also fine. The pages are all pointedly clean & bright—with no writing, no underlining, no highlighting, no tears/rips, no foxing, no foul odor, etc. LOOKS UNREAD. •• SHIPPING NEWS: This book will be wrapped with care before being shipped in a cushioned & sturdy box. THANK YOU! ********************** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= “We believe it’s good business to be good to our customers.” *********** FLAPPINCAT’s HOUSE RULES ***********1. GENERAL TREATMENT. We enjoy treating FLAPPINCAT customers with honesty & respect & warmth because that’s how we like to be treated when we buy things on eBay.2. GENERAL ATTITUDE. We are grateful you choose to trust us with your business. We aim for that gratitude to permeate every part of how we engage with you.3. OUR DESCRIPTIONS. We describe every item we sell as clearly and accurately as we can. When it comes to describing condition, we tend toward being conservative. 4. PACKING & SHIPPING. We know from experience that items, when not thoughtfully packed, can be damaged during shipment. To avoid that real danger, FLAPPINCAT wraps & cushions your purchase(s) mindfully—and sometimes zealously—in a sturdy package. WARNING: In our zeal, we sometimes over-tape containers and you may need a penknife to unseal our shipments. NOTE: Though we often recycle shipping materials, we do NOT stint on protection. 5. OUR PRICES. We try to offer the lowest prices on eBay for items we sell. Even our most expensive offerings tend to be lower than what others are asking. “You could look it up!” —to quote baseball immortal JACK KEEFE. SUMMARY: We know you have many buying options on eBay. FLAPPINCAT tries to be distinctive by being accurate, mindful, and friendly. *********** How We GRADECONDITION ***********DETAILS. The condition of every item we sell will be described in detail.FLAWS. All discernible flaws will be noted, if not emphasized. Of course, the grading of condition can be subjective. And since no grader is perfect, it is possible that we may at times miss a flaw. It is also possible that we may miss some perfections! Should we make a mistake, you will find FLAPPINCAT eager to fix things with you. Just send us a note and we’ll get on it.GRADING SYSTEM. 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(These extra photos also help to establish a paper-trial in the rare case that an item is damaged en route to you.)*********** SHIPPING ***********Every item is individually priced for postage. That price can be found in the listing, not here. UNITED STATES: In the USA, we ship books via MEDIA MAIL. Magazines are generally shipped PRIORITY MAIL; the Post Office does not permit magazines which carry advertising to be shipped MEDIA MAIL.INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS: To those international countries to which we ship (please see list), the cost of postage is calculated by eBay and individually listed with each item.EXPEDITED SHIPPING: In the United States, EXPEDITED SHIPPING is available if you request, and pay, for it BEFORE we ship your item. *********** HOW TO PAY ***********PAYMENT: As we ship promptly, we ask that you please pay promptly—via PAYPAL. With auctions, payments should be made before 3 days (72 hours) from the time an auction for an item closes. After 4 days—and independent of us!—eBay automatically begins a process for unpaid action. NEED MORE TIME? If you need more time to pay, PLEASE just contact us in advance of the deadline. We understand how life happens, so we don't mind being reasonable. Thank you!*********** LASTLY ***********What more can we say? Haven't we said enough? Well…we can always repeat ourselves. In summary: FLAPPINCAT is genuinely grateful for your patronage and we aim to express that gratitude in every way we can. Thanks for trusting FLAPPINCAT! *********** P.S. COMINGSOON *********** /\___/\=•ᆺ•= FLAPPINCAT’s BIG BARN SALE of RARE VINYL & RARE CDS Featuring the best from a long-running collection of psych, garage, folk, private press, blues, gospel, world, xian, & oddities. *********** ***********

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