About this title: Richard Yates's unflinchingly realistic stories explore loneliness, but they don't neglect failure, cruelty, and heartbreak. Most of the stories feature men who have been disappointed, somehow, by their inability to fulfill the promise of their youth.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. HB: Book has light wear, corner bumps, some age discoloration/spots/stains to boards and page edges, spine faded. 230 p. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. First edition hardback, missing dust jacket. Green boards show significant sunning; binding sound; previous owner's name on ffp, otherwise insides unmarked.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr/ Little, Brown & Co, Boston
Date Published: 1962
Description: Fine copy in very good(-) dust jacket; dj spine has 3 small bug-scratch patterns, not affecting lettering, but perforated in several spots; else a fine, smart copy. 8vo 8 1/8"x 5 1/4" apple-green cloth w/ pub emblem blindstamped on front, black lettering on spine; 230 pgs, 11 stories; green dust jacket w/ $4.50 on front flap, author photo by Grace Schulman on rear. quotes by Tennessee Williams, Alfred Kazin, Dorothy Parker & John Ciardi on back cover. jacket design by Ivan Chermayeff. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Atlantic, Little Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13:9780440523666ISBN:0440523664
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. 2 scrapes to front of DJ, small address label adhered inside front cover. Hardcover, 230 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Boston: Little, Brown
Date Published: 1962
Description: Good in Good jacket. 336-V: Dust jacket has wear & tear. Ex-library. Good Condition: A copy that has been read, but remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or be an ex-library item. Some pages or dust-jacket may have tiny tears. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or ... read more
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic / Little Brown, Boston
Date Published: (1962)
Description: First edition. A tiny bit sunned on the spine else fine in a modestly rubbed, very good or better dustwrapper with two tiny nicks. The author's second book, a collection of stories, and his least common title. Its scarcity is augmented by the fragility of the thin paper jacket. A nice, presentable copy. read more
Edition: First Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: ATLANTIC-LITTLE, BROWN., BOSTON
Date Published: 1962
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Near fine in a near fine dj. (Author's literary agency bookplate on front endpaper. Couple of very mild bumps to corner tips on cloth. Couple of short edge tears in dj. Trace of age toning to spine on dj. ) Author's SECOND book. Stories. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr/ Little, Brown & Co, Boston
Date Published: 1962
Description: Fine copy(-) in near fine dust jacket; just slight sun-fade to rear corner of spine crown; dj lightly rubbed at corners, only minimally at spine ends; shallow flaking along 1" of rear top edge w/ 3/4" partially closed tear in spine fold; a very... 8vo 8 1/8"x 5 1/4" apple-green cloth w/ pub emblem blindstamped on front, black lettering on spine; 230 pgs, 11 stories; green dust jacket w/ $4.50 on front flap, author photo by Grace Schulman on rear. quotes by Tennessee Williams, Alfred Kazin, ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: cloth
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1962
Description: Fine, crisp copy in Near Fine dustwrapper. His second book and first collection of stories, which along with his first novel, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, established Yates as one of the most important writers of fiction of the latter twentieth century. Slight sunning to very top of spine of book; uneven sunning to rear panel of dustwrapper due to a smaller book next to it on a shelf. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: cloth
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1962
Description: Fine, crisp copy in about Fine dustwrapper. His second book and first collection of stories, which along with his first novel, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, established Yates as one of the most important writers of fiction of the latter twentieth century. Very mild sunning to dustwrapper spine. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780099518570ISBN:0099518570
Description: New. A collection of stories of the lives of Manhattan office workers, a cab driver seeking immortality, frustrated would-be novelists, suburban men and their yearning, neglected women in the 1950s, the era when the American dream was finally coming true-... read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. First published in 1962, a year after Revolutionary Road, this sublime collection of stories seems even more powerful today. Out of the lives of Manhattan office workers, a cab driver seeking immortality, frustrated would-be novelists, suburban men and their yearning, neglected women, Richard Yates creates a haunting mosaic of the 1950s, the ... read more
Edition: First Delta Printing. A Delta/Seymour Lawrence Book
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company, New York: November
Date Published: 1982
Description: Softcover. Fair condition. Spine is worn. A collection of short stories written between 1951 and 1961. "Eloquent and powerful....Wryly funny even when he's quietly tearing your heart out. "-Harper's. read more
Description: New. First published in 1962, a year after Revolutionary Road, this sublime collection of stories seems even more powerful today. Out of the lives of Manhattan office workers, a cab driver seeking immortality, frustrated would-be novelists, suburban men and their yearning, neglected women, Richard Yates creates a haunting mosaic of the 1950s, the era when the American dream was finally coming true-and just beginning to ring a little hollow. ISBN10: 0099518570. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Delta/Seymour Lawrence
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780440523666ISBN:0440523664
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
"I'm not one to truly enjoy short stories but Yates is my newest literary idol. Concise glimpses into the somewhat bitter and disillusioned -- but always with just a dollop of empathy. If you haven't discovered Yates as of yet, do it as soon as possible. The man is incredible."
"A look into the 1950's suburban American life. Yate's writing is just so terribly honest and at times heartbreaking. The people in his stories are haunted, hollow and real. Not exactly uplifting but a wonderful read all the same."
"Universally loved by the Mr B's book group, this little collection of short stories are perfectly captured character studies of "Mad Men" era America. Mainly urban in tone, each story is downbeat and just a little claustrophobic. He has a wonderfully rich yet economical way with language: wish I could write like this!"
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