:: Anthology of stories, sketches, selected chapters from novels, and reportorial pieces by thirty eight authors on the verge of professional recognition. :: Includes works by Applebaum, Babikoff, Bondarenko, Boorstein, Boxer, Brodney, Burress, Caro, Carousso, Carter, Danchik, Dardis, De Lima, Dunn, Fine, Frimet, Gainfort, Goldman, Harris, Held, Henry, Horowitz, Kalisman, Karant, Kaufman, Levin, Maloney, Martin, Nix, Oakes, O'Neill, Popofsky, Powers, Segal, Spiro, Styron, Weiner, Weinstein, and Wolfe. :: Bound in publisher's gray cloth, front board bears title in blue. Title and publisher lettered upon spine in blue. Octavo (9 3/16 x 6 3/16 inches; 233 x 157 millimeters). 323 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Good+ dust jacket. Book exhibits discoloration of the cloth and wear along the edges. Spine age-toned. Top edge of rear board has a tear in the cloth, and the corner is lightly bumped. Interior nice. Dust jacket is quite toned, brittle and frail. Large portions of the edges missing, split at the hinges. Creases and stains.