BRODKEY, HAROLD — Stories in an Almost Classical Mode

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 0394506995. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0394506995. Stated first edition. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on red label on spine, fore-edge deckle. This is a collection of short stories, most of which were first published in "The New Yorker," between 1963 and 1988. This was Brodkey's first book in 30 years, and presaged his much-heralded first novel "The Runaway Soul." In fact, much of the material that would make up "The Runaway Soul" appeared in short story form in "Stories in an Almost Classical Mode." Literary critic Harold Bloom includes "Stories in an Almost Classical Mode" in his book, "The Western Canon." . The volume is in virtually perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean, with only the very slightest sunning along the top edge only. The unclipped dust jacket shows only slight shelf-wear. FINE/NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (viii), 593, (3) pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .