[Rarebooks] A Pair of items substantially discounted

[Stephen Johnson]

The Welty book has sold.
Best Wishes.
Stephen
Allington Antiquarian Books

On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 10:00 AM Stephen Johnson <allingtonbooks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings to All.
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> The below items are at substantially reduced prices today (Monday) and
> tomorrow (Tuesday) subject to the terms set forth below:
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> Welty, Eudora
> A Curtain of Green A Book of Stories [Signed]
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> Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1941. First Edition,
> First Printing. Hardcover. A Very Good + or better copy of the first
> edition, first printing, in a Very Good example of the uncommon first issue
> dust jacket, being a collection of seventeen (17) short stories by Eudora
> Welty with an Introduction by Katherine Anne Porter; Welty's DEBUT BOOK,
> SIGNED BY EUDORA WELTY on the front free endpaper. [The title page states
> "First Edition" on the copyright page, and the dust jacket meets the first
> issue requirements with "A.C.O.G." on front flap, the "$2.50" price on
> front and rear flaps, and the excerpt from Porter's Introduction on the
> rear panel.] Of the book, Porter stated "there is even in the smallest
> story a sense of power in reserve which makes me believe firmly that,
> splendid beginning that it is, it is only the beginning." In its review of
> the book, the New York Times reviewer stated: "Few contemporary books have
> ever impressed me quite as deeply as this book of stories by Eudora Welty"
> and the New Republic has called Welty "one of the most gifted and
> interesting short story writers of our time." The New York Times later
> described Welty as having presented "evocative short stories, notable for
> their imagery, sharp dialogue and fierce wit, [that] made her a revered
> figure in contemporary American letters". The book is in Very Good +
> condition with a slight wrinkle to the spine's upper right corner and a
> bump to the front board's lower right corner. The dust jacket, which is
> usually found faded and worn, is in better condition than usually seen and
> shows a thin line to "Book" in the title, and some fading, some wear to the
> panel corners and spine turns, as well as some chipping and some minor
> surface damage to the rear panel's lower portion and a split where the
> spine panel meets the rear panel repaired by archival tape. Signed copies
> are uncommon. A Very Good + or better copy of the first edition, first
> printing, SIGNED BY EUDORA WELTY. QUITE UNCOMMON. Very good + / very good.
> Item #3015
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> Price: $1,375.00.  TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE AT $525.
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> Highsmith, Patricia
> Girl Campers: Woman's World for 1935 [Rare set of entire year] [Patricia
> Highsmith's Debut Appearance in Print.] (Note:Highsmith also wrote many
> other works, none of which are offered here, such as: "Strangers on a
> Train", "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and the other Tom Ripley novels, and many
> other works)
>
> Mount Morris, Illinois: Woman's World Publishing Co., 1935. First
> Edition, First Printing. Illustrated Wrappers. A COMPLETE SET of 12
> monthly issues (in the original wrappers) of Woman's World magazine for the
> year 1935 -- containing all 12 issues -- each of which was sent to the same
> subscriber (whose name and address are stamped on each issue). With the
> exception of the issue for December, 1935 (which has a small section of
> loss to the bottom outer corner of the cover and of the first three leaves)
> the set is otherwise in Very Good + or better condition and being (with the
> exception of some scattered spotting/foxing) rather bright and tight.
> "Woman's World" focused on matters of interest to women living in the era
> in which it was published. However, 1935 was an exceptional year in that it
> includes the July, 1935 issue which contains the DEBUT APPEARANCE IN PRINT
> of a work by Patricia Highsmith, being the text of a series of letters the
> then twelve-year-old Highsmith wrote home during her stay at a girl's camp,
> which letters she signed "Patsy". Among other things, the letters, each of
> which is addressed to "Dear Mother and Dad", mention her particular liking
> of a girl who rode with her on a boat trip up to the camp, a girl named
> Marie who "eats like a pig at the table", her gratitude to her parents for
> the two dollars they sent to her, her meeting the daughter of a girl whose
> father is a publisher, and going swimming "Diana" with the other girls and
> the camp counselor "Miss Brownie", adding in a P.S. that: "Diana means
> without any clothes on at all. Do you think it's all right to go in Diana?
> It's very dark." A Very Good+ or better set of all the monthly Woman's
> World magazines for the year 1935, each of which was sent to the same
> subscriber (and which set has been kept together since December, 1935),
> BEING PATRICIA HIGHSMITH'S DEBUT APPEARANCE IN PRINT. A SCARCE OR EVEN
> RARER FIND. Very good +. Item #3004
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> Price: $850.00
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> TEMPORARILY AVAILABLE AT $325.
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> Multiple images of each item can be found at www.allingtonbooks.com
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> prices, please email us and we will send the Buyer a PayPal invoice**. *
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> All items are returnable (in the same condition as delivered to Buyer)
> within 15 days of delivery (or attempted delivery, if earlier) of the item
> to Buyer's mailing address.
>
> Media Mail shipping to destinations in the continental USA is $15.00.
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> Each item is subject to prior sale.
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> With Thanks for your consideration of the above and
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Stephen
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> Allington Antiquarian Books
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> Stephen Johnson
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> Stephen Johnson
> Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
> Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
> www.allingtonbooks.com
> 336-414-0435
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Stephen Johnson
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
www.allingtonbooks.com
336-414-0435