Search Results: Belles Lettres

New York, NY Hill & Wang, 1968. Paperback First Edition Thus [1968], Ninth Printing [1986]. Thirteen PAGES SHOW HI-LIGHTING OR INK UNDERLINING OR MARGIN LINES. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of light use: just a tick of wear to the extremities; the binding is square and secure. Would make a solid, very attractive reading copy, if one could overlook the marks toa few pages of the text. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. xxi, 88 pages. Selected and Translated by Annette Lavers and Colin Smith. Preface by Susan Sontag. First Edition Thus [1968], Ninth Printing [1986]. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf: Borzoi Books, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990), so stated. First Edition (1990), so stated. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing and a short, superficial scar at the head of the back strip; else flawless; the price is intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.65 x 1 inches. viii, 245 pages. Language: English. Weight: 22.2 ounces. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback with DJ.

Totowa, NJ Rowman & Littlefield: Everyman's University Library, 1974. Paperback Reprint Edition (1974); Third Printing (1978). Two pages show ink underlining and marginalia. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows mild rubbing to the panels; former owner's name inside the front panel; the expected tanning to the text pages, due to aging; a small dampstain to the lower backstrip, but no penetration to the text pages; else flawless. The binding is square and secure. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A good reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.35 x 4.9 x 0.65 inches). xxiv, 200 pages. Index of Quotations. Glossary. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Reprint Edition (1974); Third Printing (1978). Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1952. Hardcover First Edition USA (1952), First Printing, so stated. First Edition USA (1952), First Printing, so stated. Good shows indications of fairly heavy use; considerable wear to the outside edges; rubbing to the panels; some mottling at the fore-edge; the top 1.5" of the backstrip has chipped off; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A well-loved copy, showing moderate to heavy wear and one serious flaw, but structurally sound and tightly bound, and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 z 5.85 x 1.05 inches). 323 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

New York, NY Penguin Putnam: Viking Penguin: Viking, 1988. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a bit of shelf wear along the bottom edge; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 218pp. Hardback with DJ. A British novelist and critic takes a satirical look at the life of a writer and scholar. Writing in the form of letters that he never got around to sending, Bradbury offers reminiscences and advice on topics from research and publishing in the academic world to writing for TV and organizing a conference. The results are very funny.

New York, NY Harcourt Brace and World: Harbinger Books, 1963. Paperback First Edition Thus (1963), so stated; First published in 1899, this from the Second Edition of 1908. Twenty-five pages show UNDERLINING IN INK. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows some very fine stress-creases to the panels; a tiny snag at the outside edge of the front panel; moderate rubbing to the panels; some toning to the white background field of the rear panel and the expected tanning to the text pages due to aging; a former owner's blind stamps to the front endpapers and a pencilled name at the upper corner of the front endpaper; the binding is square and secure. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches). xxi, 227 pages. New Introduction by Bernard Weinberg. Language: English. Weight: 9.3 ounces. First Edition Thus (1963), so stated. First published in 1899, this from the Second Edition of 1908. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Peter Bedrick Books, 1989. Hardcover First Edition [1989]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1989]; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 144pp. Grey Quarter-Cloth withDeep Rose toned boards. Black titles at the backstrip (this is not a "Library Binding" as the Amazon description would have it) Hardback with DJ.

London, UK Collins , 1987. Hardcover First Edition (1987), so stated. First Edition (1987), so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows only the expected light tanning to the text pages; else flawless; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. An attractive, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ is flawless; the price is unclipped. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.(8 x 5.5 x 1.15 inches), 256 pages. Introduction by Ken Livingstone. Cartoons by Gibbard, Bryan McAllister, and Steve Bell. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. 

Saint Paul, Mn:: Graywolf Press. Fine; A bright fine trade paperback!. 1993. 1st Printing. Softcover. 1555971814 . 151 p.; Best Writers' Conference Lectures by: Jane Smiley, William Kittredge, Gary Snyder, Marilynne Robinson, and Others. .

Berkeley, CA Ata Books, 1984. Paperback First Edition [1984], so stated. First Edition [1984], so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only minor indications of use; binding shows the slightest spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Light wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 191pp. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1968. Paperback First Edition [1968]; unstated. Probably a later printing. Very Good+ to Near Fine: Shows just a touch of wear to the corner tips and the mildest rubbing to the panels; the backstrip is very lightly sunned (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); former owners' name at the upper corner of the title page. The binding is square and remains secure; the text is clean. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing barely discernible wear and a couple of minor flaws. Very close to 'As New'. Remainder, showing a couple of tiny marks at the bottom edge of the text block.. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.2 x 0.55 inches). xv, 177 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10.7 ounces. First Edition [1968]; unstated. Probably a later printing. Academic Press Paperback.

New York, NY Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1952. Hardcover First Edition [1952]; later printing. Scattered MARGINALIA AND SPARSE UNDERLINING, both in ink and in pencil. Else, Good+: Shows moderate use. Moderate wear to the corner tips and considerable rubbing to the panels and backstrip, where the gilt titles are somewhat obscured, but still legible. Faint overall soiling. Former owners' names at the upper corner of the front free endpaper. The binding is square and remains secure. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but one that remains structurally sound and tightly bound, and not unattractive: would make a useful reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.7 x 6 x 1.7 inches). xii, 882 pages. Shipping Weight: 2 pounds, 2 ounces. First Edition [1952]; later printing. Hardback: Lacks DJ. 

New York, NY McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1959. Paperback Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; the prices have been neatly blocked out at the front panel and the bottom of the backstrip. Binding square and secure; text clean. No longer pristine, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound with minimal wear and with a clean text: Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 396pp + a Section of Maps at the rear endpapers. Edited by William R. Wimsatt, Jr. and Frederick A. Pottle. The First Edition was published in hardcover by Yale University Press in 1959. Trade Paperback. James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom… Read More

New York, NY Crown Publishers, Inc: Clarkson Potter, 1972. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. Book shows just a hint of wear to extremtiies; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows similar minor wear; tiny, closed tear at top rear hinge; mild rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 695 pages. Hardback with DJ.  

San Francisco, CA North Point Press, 1986. Paperback First Edition Thus [1986]; unstated. First Edition Thus [1986]; unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Shows a tiny dot at bottom edge [NOT a remainder mark, but a local bookseller's method of distinguishing used books from the new stock]; faint smudges at outside edges; backstrip very lightly sunned, though titles thereon remain bright and legibility remains unimpaired; mild rubbing; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains a handsome copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 202pp. Edited by J.D. McClatchy. Trade Paperback. Though Merrill sees prose as "a mildly nightmarish medium, to which there is no end ," Recitative reminds us that this poet can nevertheless write appealing prose on a wide range of subjects. The selections, spanning 40 years, are collected under four topics. "Writing" includes autobiographical essays and interviews conducted by David Kalstone, Donald… Read More

Louisville, KY Sarabande Books, 1999. Paperback First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 211pp. Trade Paperback. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 211pp. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 211pp. Poet and critic McQuade presents a set of 27 lively essays on poetry, poets and things in between. Each essay is short enough to read in a single sittingthus the glimpses of the titleand each glimpse of authors like E.B. White, Emily Dickinson, Adrienne Rich, and Charles Simic changes the reader irrevocably. The topic here is not just the poetry of text; the defining metaphor of this book is a stray cat at large in an old-fashioned bookshop. Essays on the paintings of Georgia OKeeffe,… Read More

New York, NY Cambridge University Press, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), quite possibly a later printing. The LC number begins with '75'. Good+ in Wraps: shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; some faint smudging and soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and a few cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). vii, 195 pages. Language: English. Weight: 10 ounces. British Authors: Introductory Critical Studies. First Edition Thus (1970), quite possibly a later printing. The LC number begins with '75'.… Read More

New York, NY HarperCollins: Ecco , 2005. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 370pp. Hardback with DJ. So illuminating, personable, and prevalent is Oates' literary criticism, a reader might know and value her strictly as a clarion and companionable critic. She seems to have read everything. Utterly at home in literature, she writes naturally about books with vigor and pleasure.

Baltimore, MD Penguin Books: Pelican, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus [1962], so stated. Ten pages show UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA IN INK. Else, Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; former owner's name, and info in ink on the inside of the front cover; former bookseller's rubber stamped label and a few ink notations at the front endpaper; the price has been partially crossed out at the upper corner of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but in overall appearance, remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.1 x 4.3 x 0.65 inches). 308 pages. Supplement by Graham Shankland on William Morris, Designer. Illustrated with a 24-page section of black & white plates. Weight: 9 ounces. First Edition Thus [1962], so stated. Mass Market Paperback. 

New York, NY The Book League of America, 1928. Hardcover Reprint Edition. Good: Shows some use, but remains a sturdy reading copy nevertheless. The Binding is square and secure; only moderate wear to the extremities; some darkening to the backstrip has rendered the titles thereon rather difficult to read, light soiling and mild rubbing; the text is clean. "Park Lane Library rubber-stamped at the top of the front and rear pastedown endpapers. This is the only sign of public ownership. The former owner's quite tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper. Overall, remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club. 8vo. 517pp. Gilt titles at the front panel have been dulled a little, but remains perfectly legible. Reprint Edition [1928]; copyright 1918. Hardback: Lacks DJ. The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838–1918), in his later years, to come to terms with the dawning 20th… Read More