Description: Franklin library leather edition of John Cheever's "The Wapshot Chronicle," Illustrated by Chet Jewzierski, one of the SIGNED 60 series, PERSONALLY SIGNED, by JOHN CHEEVER, published in 1978. Bound in brown leather, the book has matching French moire silk end leaves, satin book marker, hubbed spine, acid-free paper, Symth-sewn binding, gold gilding on three edges---in FINE condition---SHRINK WRAPPED. [Photos are from a personal copy.] John William Cheever, who lived from 1912 – 1982, was an American novelist and short story writer. His fiction is mostly set in Manhattan, or old New England villages around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born. He is "now recognized as one of the most important short fiction writers of the 20th century." His main themes include the duality of human nature: sometimes dramatized as the disparity between a character's decorous social persona and inner corruption, and sometimes as a conflict between two characters (often brothers) who embody the salient aspects of both – light and dark, flesh and spirit. "The Wapshot Chronicle" is the first novel about an eccentric family that lives in a Massachusetts fishing village. Published in 1957, it won the U.S. National Book Award. The novel is about the Wapshot family of St. Botolphs, a fictional river port in Massachusetts. The Wapshots trace their origins backs hundred of years but the family is reluctant to admit that they have seen better days---St. Botolps shipyards are no longer operating and the Wapshot family retains only shadows of its former wealth. The novel is the sometimes-humorous story of Leander Wapshot, his eccentric Aunt Honora---who now controls what is left of the Wapshot money--- and his sons, Moses and Coverly, as they all deal with life. The story is somewhat autobiographical, particularly regarding the character of Coverly, who, like Cheever, experiences feelings of bisexuality. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked "The Wapshot Chronicle" 63rd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. 387 pages. I offer Combined shipping.
Price: 39.95 USD
Location: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Leather
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Franklin Library Signed 60 series
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1978
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Chet Jewzierski
Special Attributes: Luxury Edition, Signed 60
Region: Massachusetts
Author: John Cheever
Personalized: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: New England Villages
Character Family: Leander Wapshot
