COPPARD, ALFRED EDGAR (1878-1957)

Collected Tales of A.E. Coppard

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. Hardcover. ISBN: 1199508357. Green Hardcovers, gilt titles and elaborate illustrations to the spine. Very Good++, a sound binding, the previous owner's name written on the front paste down and end paper, otherwise bright, unmarked pages. Light spine end bumping. Book club Edition. The DJ is Good, spine end chipping, cover edgewear and rubbing. Stories: The higgler -- The cherry tree -- The poor man -- The ballet girl -- Arabesque, the mouse -- Alas, poor Bollington! -- Dusky Ruth -- The old venerable -- Adam and Eve and pinch me -- The presser -- The green drake -- Abel Staple disapproves -- Purl and plain -- A broadsheet ballad -- Silver circus -- Luxury -- The fair young willowy tree -- My hundredth tale -- Ring the bells of heaven -- Nixey's harlequin -- Judith -- Father Raven -- The man from Kilsheelan -- Olive and Camilla -- Clorinda walks in heaven -- Doe -- Fine feathers -- Christine's letter -- Ahoy, sailor boy! -- Ninepenny flute -- A little boy lost -- The little mistress -- Fishmonger's fiddle -- The hurly burly -- The field of mustard -- The third prize -- The watercress girl -- Fifty pounds." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 532 pages. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 26578

Catalogue: English Fiction, Short Stories, Classics

Keywords: 1199508357 English Fiction Short Stories Literature Fiction Literature Short Stories