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New York: New Directions. Good. Softcover. Dampstain on page 1. .

[New York:: New Directions,, after 1946].. publisher's printed wrappers.. Slight sunning to wrappers.. 8vo,. First published in New Directions 9.

New Directions. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/None. Some soiling and wear. Book was folded at one point, so now has a vertical crease in center.

New Directions, 1946. First Edition. Trade Paperback. [32] pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in stapled orange wrappers (paperback).

New York: New Directions, 1946. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Wrappers are worn. Creased down the center.

New York: New Directions. Very Good. (1946). Pamphlet. Orange printed wrappers, wrappers are slightly faded at spine, edges, bottom of wraps torn away from spine (about 2"), otherwise Very Good. .

New York: New Directions, 1946 Book. Very Good +. Pamphlet. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. Unpaginated (32 pp.). First Separate Publication, 1946. Thin stapled pamphlet. Light external wear. No markings, tight binding, pages clean. 5.75" x 8.5". Orange stiff printed wrappers with black lettering to front wrapper. In protective sleeve. "Well the Commercialization of Publishing Destroy Good Writing? Some Observations on the Future of Books.".

(New York: New Directions, 1946. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. An owner name on the underside of the front wrap, and a little edgewear, else near fine. An essay on whether the commercialization of publishing will spoil good writing.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1984. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. Slight darkening and creasing else very good. An essay on whether the commercialization of publishing will spoil good writing.

New York: New Directions, 1946. First Edition Thus. Pamphlet reprinting an article by James Farrell on the future of writing and publishing in the aftermath of World War II.
He's optimistic -- as long as writers defend literary culture against commercialization and censorship. "Decidedly, the time has come for writers to speak up, to assert themselves, to take a stand on the future of books. The time has come for them to say, and with scorn in their voices, that they will not be hacks." PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 210 x 142 mm), unpaginated (32 pages), in stapled orange wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Toning and soiling to wrappers, vertical crease throughout, book club's stamp to front wrapper but internally clean and unmarked. About Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

E-144: New Directions. Very Good. 1946. Hardcover. Softcover. 8vo. New Directions. No Date (c.1946). Unpaginated (32 pgs). Orange wrappers worn. Bookplate (of William Bentz Plagemann) present to the reverse of the front wrapper. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "Will the commercialization of publishing destroy good writing? Some observations on the future of books." Reprint of an article originally appearing in New Directions 9. James Thomas Farrell (February 27, 1904 - August 22, 1979) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. One of his most famous works was the Studs Lonigan trilogy, which was made into a film in 1960 and into a television miniseries in 1979. The trilogy was voted number 29 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. E-144; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

(New York: New Directions, 1946. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 32pp. Stapled orange wrappers. Light edgewear, slightly toned spine, very good.

(New York: New Directions, 1946. Softcover. Good. First edition. Slim octavo. Stapled wrappers. Spine dampstained (internally, causing only a bit of offsetting on the first and last pages), staples oxidized, faint vertical crease throughout, good only. Briefly Inscribed to author and film critic Parker Tyler on the cover.

1946. FARRELL, James T. THE FATE OF WRITING IN AMERICA. [NY: New Directions, 1946]. 8vo., printed wraps. First Separate Edition. Brief signed presentation from Farrell on front cover. Very Good. $35.00.

(New York: New Directions, 1946. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. 32pp. Lightly toned spine, near fine in stapled orange wrappers.

Hardback. New.

New Directions, 1946. First Edition. Trade Paperback. [32] pages. First edition (first printing). Very good in stapled orange wrappers (paperback). Inscribed by the author to scholar and author Harry Levin on the cover, 'with regards, James T. Farrell.'.

Inscribed by author on front cover at top fore corner to Ernie Erber (author and fellow Trotskyist). Staple-bound, in orange wraps. Lightly scuffed covers; slightly sunned at joint; vertical crease on front cover; tightly bound except central sheet is loose at upper staple; 1 interior page darkened as from laid in newspaper, o/w clean interior. 8vo, 32 (unpaginated) pp.