Books by McCarthy Mary

London, UK: Horizon. G/--. 1949. Wraps. 8vo., 152 pp., Corners bumped, cover and pages slightly yellowed. . ... more information

London: Horizon. 1949. First. Near fine in wrappers. Devoted entirely to McCarthy's novella, The Oasis. . ... more information

London: Horizon, 1949. First printing.. Small octavo. Printed wrappers; pp 77-152. Mild toning to cover wraps, else Near Fine. First appearance of McCarthy's novella. ... more information

London: Horizon. 1949. pp. 75-152, wraps slightly soiled and chipped and browned along the spine. Complete issue, this appearance of the Oasis precedes the book appearance. (Horizon, a review of literature and art, edited by Cyril Connolly. Vol. 19, no. 110. February, 1949) "In The Oasis, Mary McCarthy's heroine is also momentarily doused in the sea of pragmatic experience and is likewise unable to substantiate a new orientation, returning at the end to the dream-world of alienation. The structure ... more information

New York, Random House [1949]., 1949. First edition, first printing (so stated). 8vo. Dust jacket (unclipped; short tear; few small nicks). Very good. 181 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

NY: Random House, (1949). First printing. 181 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo size. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Extremities very lightly rubbed; head and heel bumped; endpapers lightly foxed and toned. Dust jacket edge worn and lightly foxed. Interior clean, bright and tight, quite sound. Very good/Good.... more information

THE OASIS in Horizon for February, 1949, first edition, vg+ in wraps as issued. ... more information

THE OASIS, R-H, 1949, first edition, minor tape shadow to rear end-papers, else fine in vg dust-wrapper. ... more information

New York: Random House, [1949].. Black cloth. First edition. Very slight tanning at endsheet gutters, else about fine in a crisp dust jacket with a couple of smudges and light wear to a couple of corners and the spine ends. ... more information

London: Horizon. 1949. First. True first edition, Vol. XIX of the Horizon Review, edited by Cyril Connolly. Fine in very faintly sunned wrappers, with the original paper band reading "Winning Short Novel in 'Horizon's' Summer Competition." . ... more information

New York: Random House, 1949. First Edition. Fine in a very nearly fine dust jacket. ... more information

New York: Random House, (1949). First edition, first printing. 8vo. 181 pp. Black cloth. Fine in red and black printed unclipped dust jacket with just the slightest blemish at spine ends. Fine . The author' scond book preceded by "The Company She Keeps" ... more information