Cast a Cold Eye
by Mary McCarthy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
- Seller
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New Paltz, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cast a Cold Eye by Mary McCarthy. 1950 Harcourt Brace, first edition, 212 pages. Collection of seven short stories, some having appeared in the New Yorker and Mademoiselle, including "The Old Men" and "The Blackguard."
Condition: Good/VG. Jacket has many chips and and tear on front cover, see photos. Boards shelf worn, pages clean.
"She would leave him, she thought, as soon as the petunias bloomed."
Synopsis
The seven stories collected here showcase McCarthy's formidable powers of observation, her deliciously witty writing style, and her celebrated talent for dissecting characters with biting acuity. A young woman looks for subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways to escape her unsatisfying marriage; an innocuous single man's friends realize his companionship has an enormous price; and an Italian guide puzzles a traveling pair of Americans.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lightholder Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75
- Title
- Cast a Cold Eye
- Author
- Mary McCarthy
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 212
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Short Story Collections; Women Writers;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lightholder Books
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New Paltz, New York
About Lightholder Books
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