THE COLLECTED TALES OF A. E. COPPARD. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Octavo, pp. [i-ii: blank] [iii-vi] vii-viii [ix-x] [1-2] 3-532 [533: colophon] [534: blank], publisher's decorated green cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained green, fore-edge untrimmed. First edition. Collects thirty-eight of Coppard's stories -- far short of a comprehensive collection as Coppard wrote over 200 of them. NCBEL IV 556. Mild tanning to front endpapers from New York Times obit dated 19 January 1957 laid in, else a fine copy in good dust jacket priced $5.00 on the front flap with chipping at edges and some age tanning. (#177502).
Price: $45.00
"First Edition of this Collection" on copyright page.