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The Best Short Stories / Theodore Dreiser ; illustrated by Barron Storey.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AC9 D8144 980t
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.
- Series:
- Collected stories of the world's greatest writers
- The Collected stories of the world's greatest writers
- Standardized Title:
- Short stories. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs--Fiction.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Dies, Harold J. (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages, 364 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Limited Edition.
- Other Title:
- Theodore Dreiser The Best Short Stories
- Place of Publication:
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1980.
- Contents:
- Khat.
- Free.
- St. Columba and the river.
- McEwen of the shining slave makers.
- The shadow.
- A doer of the word.
- Nigger Jeff.
- The old neighborhood.
- Phantom gold.
- My brother Paul.
- The lost Phoebe.
- Convention.
- Marriage for one.
- The prince who was a thief.
- Notes:
- With half-title.
- "Ths limited edition is published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers to The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers."
- "Special contents Copyright 1980 Franklin Mint Corporation."
- "Notes from the editors" (22 p.) inserted.
- Burgundy gilt embossed and decorated leather covers. The spine is hubbed with three raised horizontal bands formed in the leather. Burgundy moiré fabric endpapers with ribbon marker. All edges gilt stained.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has "Notes from the Editors" wanting.
- OCLC:
- 6556106
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