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On James Stephens: Available Copies
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James Stephens__ A Selection by Stephens, James; Frankenberg, Lloyd (ed.); Colum, Padraic
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Publisher: Macmillan, London (1962)
Seller: San Francisco Book Company (Paris, France)
Used Book—Condition: Good
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green cloth, gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 264 pp, inscribed by editor to front end paper.
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A James Stephens reader ; selected and with an introd. by Lloyd Frankenberg ; preface by Padraic Colum. [James Stephens as a prose artist; The other end of the rainbow; THe Charwoman's daughter; The Glass of beer; The threepenny-piece; Three lovers who lost; Patsy Mac Cann; Eileen Ni Cooley; The insurrection in Dublin : Monday; Irish fairy tales; The story of Tuan Mac Cairill; The little brawl at Allen; The Carl of the drab coat; Deirdre [Excerpt] --In the land of youth : The feast of Samhain; Etched in Moonlight; Hunger; On Prose; La Poesie pure; Poems:; Insurrections; The hill of vision; Songs from the clay; The rocky road to Dublin; Reincarnations; A poetry recital; Strict joy; Kings & the moon] by Stephens, James, 1882-1950. ; Frankenberg, Lloyd, 1907- ; Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972
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Publisher: New York : Macmillan, 1962 (1962)
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books (Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $32.00
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TOTAL Cost: $42.95
xxxiv, 467 p. ; 21 cm.; LCCN: 62-8597 ; LC: PR6037.T4; Dewey: 828.912; 828.5 ; OCLC: 3711570 ; stiff paper wrappers ; foxing ; Contents: James Stephens as a prose artist -- The other end of the rainbow -- THe Charwoman's daughter -- The Glass of beer -- The threepenny-piece -- Three lovers who lost -- Patsy Mac Cann -- Eileen Ni Cooley -- The insurrection in Dublin : Monday -- Irish fairy tales -- The story of Tuan Mac Cairill -- The little brawl at Allen -- The Carl of the drab coat -- Deirdre [Excerpt] --In the land of youth : The feast of Samhain -- Etched in Moonlight -- Hunger -- On Prose -- La Poesie pure -- Poems: -- Insurrections -- The hill of vision -- Songs from the clay -- The rocky road to Dublin -- Reincarnations -- A poetry recital -- Strict joy -- Kings and the moon -- Index to first lines and titles ; foxing ; else G
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A JAMES STEPHENS READER: The Charwoman's Daughter; A Glass of Beer; The Threepen by James (introduction by Lloyd Frankenberg) (preface by Padraic Colum) Stephens
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Publisher: Macmillan, New York ()
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Used Book—Condition: Good
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Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
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James Stephens: A Selection -- EX LIBRARY by James Stephens. Selected by Lloyd Frankenbergand. Preface by Padraic Colum. Introduction by Lloyd Frankenbergand
Hardcover
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Publisher: Macmillan, London (1962)
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS (Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $25.56
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TOTAL Cost: $66.66
EX-LIBRARY. STAMPED "SOLD". HARDBACK IN JACKET. Clean & tight. BROWNED PAGES. Jacket is complete. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref OF888
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