O'hara

1961 · Alibris.0034963 — HARCOURT BRACE AND CO 1961. First edition. . Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. APPOINTMENT IN SAMARARA BY JOHN O'HARA-FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER IN DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD--1961 COPYRIGHT RENEWED-FIRST EDITION-PUBLISHED BY HARCOURT BRACE AND CO-BOOK ALSO HAS-BOOKLET ON THE BOOK WITH INTRODUCTION BU. 301 p. APPOINTMENT IN SAMARARA BY JOHN O'HARA-FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER IN DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD--1961 COPYRIGHT RENEWED-FIRST EDITION-PUBLISHED BY HARCOURT BRACE AND CO-BOOK ALSO HAS-BOOKLET ON THE BOOK WITH INTRODUCTION BU JOHN UPDIKE-AND QUOTATION S APPOINTMENT IN SAMARARA BY JOHN O'HARA-FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER IN DUST JACKET CONDITION GOOD--1961 COPYRIGHT RENEWED-FIRST EDITION-PUBLISHED BY HARCOURT BRACE AND CO-BOOK ALSO HAS-BOOKLET ON THE BOOK WITH INTRODUCTION BU JOHN UPDIKE-AND QUOTATION SLIP-One of the great novels of small-town American life Appointment in Samarra is John O Hara s crowning achievement. In December 1930 just before Christmas the Gibbsville Pennsylvania social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. Brimming with wealth and privilege jealousy and infidelity O Hara s iconic first novel is an unflinching look at the dark side of the American dream and a lasting testament to the keen social intelligence if a major American writer. HARCOURT BRACE AND CO hardcover