Description: "This is one of those books that I'll be able to re-read for the rest of my days" - Jean StaffordPictures from an Institution: A Comedy [Inscribed and Signed] Author: Randall Jarrell Title: Pictures from an Institution: A Comedy [Inscribed and Signed] Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955 Description: Very Good / Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. Fourth Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in unclipped pictorial dust jacket, red topstain; vii,[1],277pp. Moderate wear to jacket extremities, spine panel a shade sunned, light soil to lighter portions, verso faintly foxed, else Very Good and sound overall, nicer than often encountered. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper "For French Haynes / with all best wishes, Randall and Mary Jarrell." The author's only novel, a comedic portrait of a fictitious American women's college, inspired by the author's time at Sarah Lawrence College. This later printing, dated nine months after the first, is bedecked with blurbs from Wallace Stevens, Jean Stafford, Robert Penn Warren, James Agee, and many others. Seller ID: 28381 Subject: Fiction, Signed Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 350 USD
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
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Author: Randall Jarrell
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year Printed: 1955
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Signed
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
