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Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$3.90 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1973 1st hardcover printing. Noticeably worn/torn dj/lower+upper bind sun fading. Text is mostly clean readable.

Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$5.60 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$5.85 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: This item shows signs of wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact , but may have aesthetic issues such as small tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. Spine may also show signs of wear. Pages may include some notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Seller: Jenson Books Inc, Logan, UT, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.89 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.91 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.91 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05

Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.91 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.91 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.98 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: . Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$6.98 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.

Seller: Bulk Book Warehouse, rotterdam, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$7.26 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$8.83 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: This is a used book that has been loved and read by a previous owner. This book shows signs of wear and has some creasing but remains a good, readable copy. May not contain codes CDs Inserts that is included with the book. *Your satisfaction is our 1 priority so please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your purchase. Thank you for choosing to shop with us and happy reading!

Seller: BuenaWave, Oklahoma City, OK, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$9.75 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: The book is in excellent condition as is the dust cover - with plastic library cover.

Seller: Ronald James, Collinsville, IL, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$12.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Name Of Former Owner On Front Endpaper, Otherwise Unmarked, Clean And Solid Copy. Dust Jacket Clean And Bright, Price Clipped.

Seller: Small World Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$12.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within

Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973, 1973.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1st edition NF (po name on ffep)/VG (slight chipping at top of dj spine; price-clipped)

Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991. A crown of feathers and other stories.. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973, 1973.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: very good dust-jacket with some wear around edges, small tears, cover price $8.95, very good black half-cloth with bright orange boards. SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS. A crown of feathers and other stories. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973, stated First Printing, 1973, 342pp., . Dust-jacket design by Guy Fleming. CONTENTS: A crown of feathers -- A day in Coney Island -- The captive -- The blizzard -- Property -- The lantuch -- The son from America -- The briefcase -- The cabalist of East Broadway -- The bishop's robe -- A quotation from Klopstock -- The magazine -- Lost -- The prodigy -- The third one -- The recluse -- A dance and hop -- Her son -- The egotist -- The beard -- The dance -- On a wagon -- Neighbors -- Grandfather and grandson. 9780374132170 ISBN 0374132178

Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Location:223 342 pp. dj slightly torn at edges. More than 20 stories included. 223

Seller: Schoen Books, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: Dust jacket is price-clipped, has some wear along edges (especially spine ends), and is tanned on the white rear panel. Stories. 342 pages.

Seller: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$15.97 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$15.97 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$16.20 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Well constructed, nice copy. Quarter bound black cloth over orange textured cloth. Sharp tips. Price intact jacket has minor edgewear at head of spine, else fine. This book shared the National Book Award with Thomas Pynchon in 1974. Author won the Nobel Prize in 1978 and noted for his short stories. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$17.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Wear to dustjacket, including several closed tears. Now protected in a clear mylar cover. ; First printing stated. $8.95 price on dustjacket.

Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Stated first printing, 1973. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York., 1973.

Price: US$18.00 + shipping

Description: Very good with good to very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has a 1/2 inch tear and a 1/2 inch chip at top front edge and is rubbed at spine tips and corners with a small stain on back panel. 342 pages.

Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.

Isaac Bashevis Singer. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A Collection of 24 stories. "A Yiddish writer in America is an unseen entity," Isaac Bashevis Singer once wrote, "almost a ghost." He offered this comment to explain why he felt inclined in his fables and fictions "to search for what is hidden from the eye." WSJ June 18-19, 2022

Seller: BROWNVILLE EDUCATION CENTER FOR THE ARTS, BROWNVILLE, NE, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories.. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition, first printing stated. A near fine copy with an owner's name on front endpaper in a very good DJ with some light edgewear and some soiling to the back cover , now protected in archival mylar. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #301

Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

Sinclair, William A.. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, NY, 1973.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Description: 342pp. Black cloth spine with gilt title and red paper over boards. Pc Pictorial Dust Jacket with edges rubbed. Isaac Bashevis Singer 1904-1991. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Du Bois Book Center, Englewood, NJ, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. CROWN OF FEATHERS, A. - And 23 Other Stories.. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 342pp Spine is rubbed. (Loc 640/1)

Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$22.50 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Well constructed, nice copy in its first printing. Winner of the National Book Award for this book in 1974. Quarter bound black cloth over orange textured cloth. Sharp tips. Moderate foxing to fore-edge, else fine. Price clipped jacket has minor edgewear at head of spine but is otherwise bright, clean and fresh. In mylar. First printiing stated on copyright page. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$23.03 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed

Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories.. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (1973)., 1973.

Price: US$24.50 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First printing. 8vo. 342 pp. Original binding. top corner of front cover slightly bumped else this is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine price-intact DJ.

Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers And other Stories. Farrar , Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Paperclip stain to top of front cover, crease to top corner of rear cover, spine faded, title of book inked on spine, still a very good copy wtih clean text and tight binding.

Seller: Books Again, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. Red and black quarter-cloth boards with black titling on cover & copper and silver foil-stamped spine. FINE cond. Only flaw is top spine cover is slightly pulled. NO chipping, rubbing, soiling, foxing, toning, creases or tears. NO markings throughout - NO rem mark or ex-lib. DJ is VG- . Price intact: $8.95.

Seller: Sellsbooks, Indio, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 342 pages. Near Fine: 1972. Third Printing. Near fine copy in a near fine price clipped, dust jacket. Dust jacket like new.

Seller: LEA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS, Jamaica, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers: Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$25.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 2nd Printing. Tight, clean Hardcover in near-fine Jacket.

Seller: Atlantic Books, Mars Hill, NC, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$27.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Well constructed, nice copy in its first printing. Quarter bound black cloth over orange textured cloth. Sharp tips. Price intact jacket has minor edgewear at front fold and small, faint stain on rear panel. This book shared the National Book Award with Thomas Pynchon in 1974. Author won the Nobel Prize in 1978 and noted for his short stories. First printiing stated on copyright page. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories [First Printing]. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$29.95 + shipping

Description: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. A handsome copy of the first printing. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is lightly rubbed at the corners and is partially price clipped, with only a portion of the dollar sign still showing. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. "First printing, 1973" is so stated, with NO indication of any subsequent printings. Bound in the original orange boards with a black cloth spine, stamped in bright silver and copper. Complete with dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (x), 342pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$30.03 + shipping

Description: handsome book. dust jacket back panel rubbed and lightly soiled. dj price clipped. the appearance is superior to its description

Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers : Stories. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Description: Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. Some toning, scuffing and edge wear to exterior. Text is clean and unmarked. 8vo. 8 1/2"h x 5 3/4"w.

Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.

SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Fine in a stained, tanned and rubbed thus good dustwrapper.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$49.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Dust jacket in very good condition. First edition, fourth printing. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Signed by Isaac Bashevis Singes on the front end page. Minor creasing to the dust jacket. Light wear to the boards. Tight binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.05

Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis.. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories.. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux., 1973.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 8vo. 342 pp. Very good in wraps. Spine sunned. Back cover slightly soiled. Front cover bears two very small stains and an equally small frayed spot. Binding weak in several spots, esp. pp. 66-67, 140-141, and 224-225. Uncorrected proof of first edition.

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$52.02 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service

Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (SIGNED). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$70.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: SIGNED and warmly inscribed on front endpaper by Isaac Bashevis Singer. ; A touch of shelf/edge wear to slightly age-toned dustjacket with some tears and chips along the edges. However, the price clipped jacket looks Very Good in the new Mylar cover that now protects it. ; 8.30 X 5.40 X 1.40 inches; 342 pages; Signed by Author

Seller: W. Lamm, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$96.20 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed

Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$96.22 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories. (English and Yiddish Edition). Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$97.00 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New

Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A CROWN OF FEATHERS AND OTHER ST. Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$98.70 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.25

Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.

Isaac Bashevis Singer. A CROWN OF FEATHERS AND OTHER STORIES. Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), New York, 1973.

Price: US$119.98 + shipping

Description: Near fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 8.30 X 5.40 X 1.40 inches; 342 pages.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (First Edition). Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$122.50 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: FIRST EDITION, first printing. Original quarter black cloth hardcover. Light wear. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall an EXCELLENT book in an EXCELLENT brodart protected dust jacket. Isaac Bashevis Singer (November 21, 1902 – July 24, 1991) was a Jewish American author noted for his short stories. He was one of the leading figures in the Yiddish literary movement, and received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1978. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A Near Fine first edition, first printing (so stated) of this story collection, Inscribed by the author on the half-title (reads I.B. S.)page, "Greetings and best wishes I.B. Singer". Text block has a slight half lean, some light age-toning to text block edges. In a complete ($8.95 price present) DJ that is Good only, with a triangular chip from the top of the spine, rubbing and two small holes in spine, a stain on rear, and assorted closed tears.

Seller: a cool of books, Mastic, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973, 1973.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: 1st edition, first printing, of this National Book Award winner SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ("With my greetings, Isaac B. Singer") Very good plus/very good (dustjacket, which is not price-clipped, has moderate edgewear and a few short tears)

Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.

SINGER, Isaac B.. A Crown of Feathers, and Other Stories. Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo, cloth backed boards. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1973). First Edition. Presentation copy covering a full page & signed in full - " To my friends ---with my greetings and best wishes." The dust wrapper is un-clipped, but very lightly worn at the edges & dust soiled on the back cover.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A CROWN OF FEATHERS AND OTHER STORIES [SIGNED]. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, 342 pages; VG/VG; in black dust jacket, black spine with yellow and orange titling; mild rubbing and wear, particularly to head and tail of spine, small closed tears; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$8.95'; newsprint staining to the ffep; Inscribed on the ffep by Isaac Bashevis Singer, "For Rachel / with my love and / admiration / Isaac" JM consignment; shelved Case 6. Rachel MacKenzie was a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1956 through 1979. Known for nurturing the careers of such literary giants as Isaac Bashevis Singer and Saul Bellow, she also had a correspondence with Muriel Spark and encouraged her to submit to the New Yorker Charles McGrath, former writer and editor for The New Yorker, writes "MacKenzie was a bluestocking, a former college professor, who had a discerning eye for talent (she more or less discovered Isaac Singer and was a supporter of the young Philip Roth)." This collection of stories contains 24 stories, 14 of which first appeared in The New Yorker, including the title story. It shared the 1974 National Book Award for Fiction with Thomas Pynchon, and Singer went on to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. 1328426. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Singer, Isaac Bashevis. A Crown of Feathers (Signed, Dated, Inscribed First Edition). Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1973.

Price: US$280.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. Warmly signed, inscribed, and dated by the author directly to the second blank page. The book is fine - but for some light pushing to the extremities - and the fragile paper dust jacket - which is now protected by a removable Brodart archival cover - is easily near fine, with only some light soiling/wear at the spine ends and a small sticker ghost on the spine. It comes from the esteemed modern first collection of Joy Kritzer. A scarce, beautiful collectible copy from the Nobel Prize and National Book Award winning author. I ship all of my books bubble-wrapped in sturdy, very well-padded boxes, so they are guaranteed to arrive in the exact same condition as when they left. Please feel free to email with any questions/offers/trades and thank you for supporting small independent booksellers everywhere.

Seller: Dexter's Book Cellar, Stratford, CT, U.S.A.