The Promise of Rest: A Novel Reynolds Price Advance Uncorrected Copy, SIGNED

Description: The Promise of Rest: A Novel By Reynolds Price Scribner New York 1995 Signed by the author, Reynolds Price, in his usual unique style, on the title page. Laid in: Printed letter from Amanda Armstrong, National Accounts Representative, Trade Division of Simon & Schuster, to "Dear Bookseller" with a brief synopsis of the plot and the marketing strategy for the book. Back cover contains a lengthy printed letter from the author to "Dear Bookseller" which discusses his passion for books, for fellow book lovers and for booksellers, his preference for actual books rather than "furtive lights on a screen," and thus how excited he is about "a newly invigorated Scribner" having "prepared this early reading copy of a novel which comes from my own close concern with a worldwide disaster that has lately killed friends of mine, among countless others - the AIDS pandemic" Back cover also notes that the book is coming in May [1995] and would be 368 pages and priced in the U.S. at $23.00 and in Canada at $31.00. [12], 353, [2] p.; 23.5 cm. (9.25 inches). Paperback, with glossy, color illustrated front cover. Includes brief biography of the author. Advance Uncorrected Reader's Copy, Signed by the Author "In The Promise of Rest, the present members of a family I've followed through ninety years of their history - in The Surface of Earth and The Source of Light - keep loyal watch in 1993 on the final surrender to AIDS of the son who appears to be their last hope of survival. The fact that at least one secret waits to open on a future and perhaps to mitigate a terrible loss is only one of the book's several strands that mean to offer an action more persistent than death and the doom of a story ended" [from the back cover]. Edward Reynolds Price (1933-2011), born in North Carolina, attended Duke University where he graduated summa cum laude, earned a Rhodes scholarship to study John Milton at Oxford University where he developed friendships with the poets Stephen Spender and W.H. Auden, among others. Rejected for military service by announcing that he was a homosexual, he was hired by Duke to teach writing and the poetry of John Milton and remained there for half a century. While teaching, he also became a renowned and prolific novelist of North Carolina rural life, winning the National Book Critics Circle prize for Kate Vaiden.. He published 13 novels, dozens of short stories, poetry, plays, essays, translations from the Bible and three volumes of memoirs. He was considered by many critics as one of the most significant voices in modern southern fiction. ISBN: 0684801493 Book is in Near Fine Condition: as noted, signed by the author on the title page; otherwise, the pages are bright, clean, tight, and unmarked; some light scattered tiny corner creases, not impacting the text at all; front cover with a light, small scratch. Copyright 2017 All text in this auction description is the sole property of Classic Books and Ephemera and may not be copied without permission from Classic Books and Ephemera. We email all winning bidders within 24 hours of the end of auction. Occasionally a server will block emails with unfamiliar addresses, which has prevented us from notifying a few winning bidders. If you do not hear from us, please email us for payment details. SHIPPING and HANDLING: The winning bidder receives free media mail in the U.S. We ship all books in boxes, well protected, within 24 hours of the order (Monday - Saturday), always with tracking. We ship pamphlets, documents, broadsides, and booklets in rigid mailers, bagged and boarded, with added stiffener for protection, always with tracking We have been selling books and ephemera for about 17 years to satisfied customers on various venues, so buy with confidence. For international shipping costs see Ebay's Shipping and Handling section below (click on the country and then click Update for cost to a specific country). For expedited domestic or international shipping prices, please contact us. WINNERS AND BUYERS OF MULTIPLE ITEMS RECEIVE FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S., FIRST CLASS UP TO 16 OUNCES, MEDIA MAIL OVER 16 OUNCES. Payment Methods: Ebay has recently decreed that sellers on the site can only accept electronic payments through Paypal; no other form of payment is permitted except upon request. Before paying for multiple items, please wait for our email notification of your winning bids, so we can provide a combined shipping total. Pa. residents: you must add 6% sales tax to the total (including shipping and handling), unless you have a resale number. This is Pa. state law. Guarantee: We guarantee that the book is as described or we will return the buyer's money, if we are notified by email within 24 hours of receipt of the book. ALSO SEE ON EBAY OUR FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA IN OUR STORE, CLASSIC BOOKS AND EPHEMERA; CLICK ON THIS LINK: We use the condition terms established by AB Bookman's Weekly and now slightly refined by IOBA: As New/Fine, Near Fine(minor defects), Very Good (small signs of wear), Good (average used book), Fair (complete text, but may lack endpapers, half-title), Poor (complete text but soiled, loose hinges, etc.) For an explanation of terms commonly used in book descriptions, contact us.

Price: 23.65 USD

Location: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-02-03T03:46:47.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD