Bette Howland / Things to Come and Go Three Stories 1st Edition 1983

Description: Things to Come and Go: Three Stories Author: Howland, Bette Title: Things to Come and Go: Three Stories Publication: New York: Knopf, 1983 Edition: First Edition, First Printing Description: First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 165pp. 21cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original 1/4 black cloth and paper over boards, gilt lettering to spine and front cover, topstain in pale pink. Book Condition: Faint signs of handling, else fine. Topstain fresh and vibrant, lettering to spine and cover sparkly and new looking, text block unmarked and almost certainly unread. Dust Jacket Condition: Very light wear to the extremities in the form of salt and pepper wear at spine ends and tips, hints of toning to flap edges, else fine. Correct price of $11.95 intact on a bright and colorful glossy black dust jacket. All-in-all a sharp copy. Near Fine / Near Fine. Author's scarce third book. Howland went on to published "Things to Come and Go: Three Stories" in 1983. She won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1978 and in 1984 she won a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. By the time of her death in 2015 none of her works were still in print. Recently, as the result of a chance discovery of a copy of her first novel in a thrift store bargain bin, there has been a resurgence of interest in her work and "Things to Come and Go" is back in print for the first time in decades, to widespread acclaim. Seller ID: 004359 Subject: LiteratureDubois Rare Books Items are 100% guaranteed. You may return for any reason by simply notifying us within 30 days of receiving item (subject to some very reasonable fine print below).* To put it another way: If you are not 100% pleased with your purchase you have the guaranteed right to return to us for refund of all costs, including shipping both ways. *Please notify us of your intentions within 30 days of receipt of item so we can help coordinate the return. You may return for any reason, with no quibbling. We must insist however that returned items are in the same condition as sent out, also, we refund basic shipping option costs only (in the off chance you've chosen an expedited shipping option when ordering we'll cover what the basic shipping option would have cost). We pride ourselves on our careful packing for shipping! We're happy to combine shipping on multiple items. If for some reason shipping costs seem not to reflect this, please get in touch and we'll work out a fix. If necessary we'll do an instant Paypal refund if we can't get things to charge correctly at the outset. We don't aim to profit on shipping/handling costs. International buyers please contact us about shipping costs as calculated. We'll do whatever we can to quote you you the lowest shipping cost possible. International buyers please note that you will be liable for all shipping costs for returns including return post with tracking number and insurance. We value our international customers highly! International buyers please note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Customs fees are normally charged by the shipping company or collected when you pick the item up. These fees are not additional shipping charges. We can't under value merchandise or mark the item as a gift on customs forms. Doing that is against U.S. and international laws. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 245 USD

Location: New York, New York

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