Search Results: the girl in the black raincoat by garrett george editor

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Growing out of a game in one of Garrett's creative writing courses, this is a collection of stories and poems, variations on the image of a girl in a black raincoat. Contributors include Annie Dillard, Shelby Foote, William Manchester, May Sarton, and Mary Lee Settle. This is a clean tight unmarked copy of the stated first edition; dust jacket (price intact) is variously creased and rubbed, with short tears and chipping at top of spine. We ship all book promptly, carefully, and securely in sturdy cartons, never in mailing bags.

Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable/Missing. 1966 Duell, Sloan and Pearce hardcover No dust jacket*address stamped inside*Stated First Edition*b172

New York:: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, , (1966.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good minus dust jacket. (prev owner's name, tear with associated creasing on back cover of dj.). First printing. As Garrett explains in his introduction, this started as a classroom assignment when the real "girl in the black raincoat" had to drop out of his creative writing class, and one of the students wrote a story about her - but it soon grew into a sort of game, and eventually resulted in this very unusal collection of 41 pieces,short stories and poems - all except one written specifically for this challenge. Among the contributors are Shelby Foote, Annie Dillard, May Sarton, Babette Deutsch, Carolyn Kizer, Kelly Cherry, Mary Lee Settle, Fred Chappell, William Manchester, Donald Justice with Mark Strand, Barbara Harris, David Slavitt and many others. Brief notes on the contributors. 368 pp,

Duell Sloan and Pearce. 1st ed.; fine condition, DJ good condition, minor wear at edges, has name of previous owner on front end page.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1966. A handsome copy of the first printing. Fine condition in a bright, shiny, Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NOT price clipped ($5.95). Previous owner's name stamp on front endpapers. NOT a library discard. 1966. "First edition" is so stated. Edited by George Garrett (author of THE DEATH OF THE FOX). With contributions by 41 writers including Shelby Foote; Annie Dillard; May Sarton, Jessie Hill Ford; and William Manchester. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright white on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. First edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xviii, 365pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.