Fiction / Romance

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cliff Street Books, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. In the tradition of classic screwball comedies and with a flair for modern-day irony, As Long As She Needs Me is a masterful satire of the publishing industry, a romp through the wedding industry, and a sparkling fable of love and luck in Manhattan. Juggling monster agents and mega-authors, passed hors-d'oeuvre options and centerpiece styles, Oscar labors to pull together his boss's wedding without falling apart in the process. Help arrives in the form of a popular wedding columnist, with whom Oscar strikes a bargain: His editorial expertise for her nuptial advice. As the two work together to manufacture the romances of others, they stumble into one themselves - a development that soon has Oscar secretly planning an event of his own. Hilarious and wise, literate and charming. 245 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scribner, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. The dust jacket is beautiful, showing a swan in the constellations. Summary: From front flap - This is a story about a love that burns deep and undaunted, whether suffering the hilarious indignities and excesses of ivy-covered academia, or the highs and lows of coming face to face with our galaxy. Haunted by astronomy, these literary lovers forge a bond that transcends the divide between art and science. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Cloth binding is very good with minor wear on edges and a bump in the back on top. Dark Green with Maroon and gold lettering. Illustrations on inside covers show gnarled trees with stretching roots, all made of human bodies. The front cover has a three light spots and a dark spot. 303 pages, no marks or tears; slight yellowing. The bottom page edges have a small spot, which does not carry through to the individual pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. First Edition. Hard Bound, Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Binding is very good with minor wear on corners.Illustrations on end papers show gnarled trees with stretching roots, all made of human bodies. 303 pages, no marks or tears; slight yellowing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Doubleday & Company. 1972; HB with DJ. DJ is good+, wear at the corners and some edge wear. A 1" tear at the top of the back flap. The inside front page is partially clipped. 277 pages, yellowing at the edges but otherwise fine. more information

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New York: Warner Books, 1999. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Time has already stopped for Stephen Griffin when he moves into the little house by the sea. Twenty-eight years old and haunted by death, the tall, awkward, shy schoolteacher is content to care for his father in Dublin a let life pass him by. Then a miracle appears: a string ensemble from Venice and with it, a violinist named Gabriella Castoldi, who seems incapable of giving her heart. But love has seized Stephen (from the dust jacket). The jacket is fine, the spine is tight and pages are clean and bright. This book has never been read. 310 pages, price not clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Poseidon Press, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Persia Woolley's Guinevere looks back on the reality of her life as Britain's High Queen, and ahead to the legend it will one day become. She present's Europe's best-loved myth as history, rather than fantasy, telling the story through the eyes of a Guinevere whose sharp wit and unquenchable spirit have endeared her to earlier readers. Raised as a tomboy in the Celtic north, prepared for queenhood by Arthur's mother, Ingraine, Guinevere now faces the dramatic final years of her reign with courage, integrity, and heartbreaking honesty. 432 pages, including an epilogue. The jacket is a bit bent at the spine top, and the original price tag is one the back. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1997. First Trade Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. WINNER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY'S ROSENTHAL FOUNDATION AWARD George Mahoney is a designer of refrigerators and a real middle-of-the-road kind of guy. Even his wife describes him as "passive-passive." What changes him is the arrival of a new office mate, the youthful Niagara Spense. A six-foot, near-sighted scientist, whose personality more than makes up for her fashion sense, Niagara seeps into George's life and makes the unthinkable irresistible. George can't get enough of her and her incredible quest for electrical evidence of life after death. But are the sparks really flying? Or is Niagara merely providing a needed surge in George's static existence? As the two workers connect in this charming love story, George finds himself reevaluating his family, career, and the protective shell he so carefully constructed to guard against the dangers of love.The binding has minor wear at the corners and a 1/2" loosening of the binding from the book at the bottom front at the spine. There is also a 1/2" rub mark at the middle of the spine in front. 244 pages, minor yellowing around the edges. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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