Pale Horse Pale Rider

Published by Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1939

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Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.The Chatham Bookseller

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264 pp.Blue/Gray cloth. Black lettering.Stated First Edition. There is discoloration on the front and rear panels, due to dampstaining. Mottling to the endpapers, though the text block is clean and unmartked.Price-clipped jacket is tattered along the extremities of the front panelk and darkened along the extremities of the back panel. in mylar sleeve. . "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" is a short story by Katherine Anne Porter about a newspaper critic, Miranda, during the 1918 influenza pandemic and World War I. The story explores themes of love, death, and social isolation as Miranda falls ill with the flu and her relationship with her soldier boyfriend, Adam, is cut short by his death on Armistice Day. It's based on Porter's own experience with the flu and is known for its vivid depiction of illness and the psychological toll of the era.Includes two other short novels: Old Mortality, and Noon Wine Size: octavo.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Pale Horse Pale Rider
Author
Porter, Katherine Anne
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace & World, New York
Publication year
1939
Condition
Very Good-`
Dust jacket
Fair
Book Type
Book
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition.

The Chatham Bookseller

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