How to Write Short Stories : A Valuable Guide for Everyone Interested in Writing Short Stories for Profit
by Blackiston, Elliott
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1942. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Printing (thus).. A provision of concise, practical instructions in the craft of short story writing, with much discussion on the mechanics involved - technique, plot, characterization, mood, etc. Useful for experienced as well as budding new writers. Hardcover with dust jacket, 177pp., binding firm and pagination clean, book shows a dark mark inside front board and on title and copyright pages, apparently from a marker obscuring something, d.j. shows edgewear and several clear tape repairs. Extremely rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JB Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00004217
- Title
- How to Write Short Stories : A Valuable Guide for Everyone Interested in Writing Short Stories for Profit
- Author
- Blackiston, Elliott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Printing (thus).
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- WRITERS, WRITING, SHORT STORIES, LITERATURE, EDUCATION, SELF-HELP, SELF-IMPROVEMENT
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JB Books
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Garrison, North Dakota
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