Coppard Alfred E (94 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No jacket. Gilt on spine lightly rubbed, front board stained. 1951 Hard Cover. viii, 532 pp. Thirty-eight of the two-hundred tales A.E. Coppard wrote between 1921 and 1938 have been chosen by the author for this definitive volume. "Alfred Edgar Coppard (January 4, 1878 - January 13, 1957) was an English writer, noted for his influence on the short story form, and poet.He was born, the son of a tailor and a housemaid, in Folkestone, and had little formal education. He left school at the age of nine to work as an errand boy for a Jewish trouser maker in Whitechapel during the period of the Jack the Ripper murders. In the early 1920s, and still unpublished, he was in Oxford and a leading light of a literary group, the New Elizabethans, who met in a pub to read Elizabethan drama. W. B. Yeats sometimes attended the meetings. At this period he met Richard Hughes and Edgell Rickword, amongst others." - Wikipedia.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Black Dog, and Other Stories. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Emergency Exit. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 1st American edition; black c w/decorative boards, paper label on spine, moderate wear; 309 clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 1st American edition; black c w/decorative boards, paper label on spine, lite wear at extremities; 309 clean, unmarked pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First American edition. 272pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] 1/4 blue cloth with decorative blue-striped paper covered boards and a red and silver stamped paper spine label. The boards are faded at the very edges, and there is a small cluster of stains on the rear board. There is a previous owners on the front pastedown. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle, with his name ticket on the front pastedown. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II. Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1820-1950. Alfred Edgar Coppard achieved his fame with his short stories. "Silver Circus" is a horror story.…

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Black Dog, and Other Stories. Book.

Condition: Good. 3rd impression. Cloth, dj, VG/G. 224pp+38pp publishers catalogue, dustjacket chipped & worn along the edges, spine grubby & chipped, A nice copy. Travellers' Library volume 13. A collection of 12 short stories by Coppard which was first published in 1921 & was the author's first published work. 150 grams.…

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Condition: As New. ~ Traducciones de Alejandro García Reyes & Antonio Iriarte & Javier Marías ~ Antología dedicada a escritores en lengua inglesa que, por su corta vida o por su interés en otros géneros, sólo escribieron un relato del género fantástico, de terror o de fantasmas. Cuentos únicos rastreados, seleccionados y recopilados por Javier Marías, quien incluye un cuento suyo oculto bajo seudónimo ~ Rústica original ~ 304+[1]p+1f ~ 19x13x2cm. ~ Como nuevo ~ LANGUAGE: Español // We accept PayPal & EU bank transfer in EUROS //.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. good plus. First Edition. Octavo,161 pages, yellow cloth; dj toned and across the top 1.5 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. good plus. First Trade Edition. Octavo, 320 pages, clothbacked silver boards, untrimmed fore and bottom edges, paper label on spine; dj spine darkened, tips of spine worn, ex libris John M. Cameron, a bibliophile and Scottish Member of Parliament. Eleven short stories. The signed edition was limited to only 125 copies. [ Schwartz p. 35 ]. A. E. Coppard: "Like a cross between Saki and Lord Dunsany.". …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. good plus. First Trade Edition. Octavo, 320 pages, clothbacked boards, untrimmed fore and bottom edges, paper label on spine; dj spine darkened, ex libris John M. Cameron, a bibliophile and Scottish Member of Parliament. Eleven short stories. The signed edition was limited to only 85 copies. This issue was 2000 copies. [ Schwartz p. 30 ]. A. E. Coppard: "Like a cross between Saki and Lord Dunsany.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Green leather covers with gilt and white titles. English text to stories, introductions in Russian. 416 pages. Slight age tanning.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. good plus. First Trade Edition. Octavo, 324 pages, clothbacked boards, untrimmed fore and bottom edges, paper label on spine; dj spine darkened, tips of spine chipped; ex libris John M. Cameron, a bibliophile and Scottish Member of Parliament. Seventeen short stories. The signed edition was limited to only 60 copies. This issue was 1200 copies. [ Schwartz p. 25 ]. A. E. Coppard: "Like a cross between Saki and Lord Dunsany.".…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Step into a world of fantastical allegory with 'Clorinda Walks in Heaven,' a collection of short stories by Alfred Edgar Coppard. A master of 20th-century English fiction, Coppard crafts literary gems that blend the ordinary with the extraordinary. These tales, imbued with a touch of fantasy, explore timeless themes through imaginative narratives. Experience the unique charm and enduring power of Coppard's storytelling, where the boundaries between reality and dreams blur. Rediscover these carefully selected short stories, offering a captivating glimpse into the landscape of early 20th-century literary imagination. This meticulously prepared print edition preserves the original artistry of a celebrated English writer.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. …