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Lot 348
Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Nov 10, 2023
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Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
WELTY, Eudora (1909-2001). The Wide Net & Other Stories. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943.
8vo. Publisher's slate cloth, spine stamped in white; original dust jacket (some minor soiling, a few minor chips, tears and small creases). Provenance: Clyde Smith (presentation inscription, see below).
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY WELTY: "Good wishes to Clyde Smith Eudora Welty." The Wide Net was Welty's second short story collection and third published work.
Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio