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Willa Cather and Her Critics; edited by James Schroeter
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Willa Cather and Her Critics; edited by James Schroeter

by Schroeter, James, 1927- ; compiler

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Used - Fine copy in near fine(+) price clipped jacket.
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Near fine+
Edition
First ed., second printing
Published
1968
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Hardcover
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Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1968. First ed., second printing. Hardcover. Fine copy in near fine(+) price clipped jacket./Near fine+. xiii, 392 pages portrait 24 cm. "A bibliographical note": pages 383-387. Contents: America's coming-of-age" criticism: early views: Four reviews: Song of the lark ; My Antonia ; Youth and the bright Medusa ; One of ours / H.L.… Read more about this item
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Beginnings. Intention and Method
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Beginnings. Intention and Method

by Said, Edward W.

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Used - Near fine(+) with a wee bit nominal wear in very good(+) price-clipped jacket with a few tiny closed edge tears
Edition
First printing (full number line)
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780465005802
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New York: Basic Book, 1975. First printing (full number line). Hardcover. Near fine(+) with a wee bit nominal wear in very good(+) price-clipped jacket with a few tiny closed edge tears. Quarto in dark green jacket; xvii, 414 pages ; 24 cm. Literature -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc. Literary Theory, criticism.
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Keith Morrison

by Ater, Renee ; Morrison, Keith

Condition
Very fine; as new with *extremely* faint bumping to top outer board corners. A lovely copy. With publisher's card laid in; as is
Edition
First printing (full number line)
Published
2005
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780764931536
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San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2005. First printing (full number line). Hardcover. Very fine; as new with *extremely* faint bumping to top outer board corners. A lovely copy. With publisher's card laid in; as issued.. Large green quarto ; x, 118 p. : illus (some color) ; 29 cm. Morrison, Keith, 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation -- African American --… Read more about this item
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Critical theory today; a user-friendly guide

Critical theory today; a user-friendly guide

by Tyson, Lois

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine, light reading crease to spine, very gentle rubbing to corners, sticker residue to front cover,
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First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1999
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780815328797
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New York: Garland Pub, 1999. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine, light reading crease to spine, very gentle rubbing to corners, sticker residue to front cover, else Near Fine(-).. Blue-gray octavo, xiv, 437 pages ; 23 cm. Series: Garland reference library of the humanities, vol. 2070. Contents: Everything you wanted to… Read more about this item
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Milton's Dance of Life

Milton's Dance of Life

by Douglass, James W.

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to corners, ink initial to author's name and crossed out initial,
Edition
Reprint
Published
1962
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Paperback
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N.P.: Downside Review, 1962. Reprint. Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to corners, ink initial to author's name and crossed out initial, extremely light soiling to front cover and fore-edges, page 249 pasted to rear pastedown, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-).. Grey duodecimo, chapbook/pocket book, 2-stapled binding, pages 243-249. No records… Read more about this item
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Going to the territory

by Ellison, Ralph

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, light soiling mark to boards, bright pages in ti
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First edition (stated)
Published
1986
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780394540504
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New York: Random House, 1986. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, light soiling mark to boards, bright pages in tight binding, extremely light soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(-) DJ.. Octavo in blue-white DJ, 338 pages ; 22 cm. Ten essays, lectures, personal reminiscences, and… Read more about this item
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The writings of Oscar Wilde :; Essays, Criticisms, and Reviews

by Wilde, Oscar

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Used - Moderate rubbing to spine head and foot, mild fraying to bumped corners, slightly loose joint, lightly sunned spine, ink ownersh
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University-Uniform-Illustrated Edition
Published
1907
Binding
Hardcover
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London: A.R. Keller & Co, 1907. University-Uniform-Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Moderate rubbing to spine head and foot, mild fraying to bumped corners, slightly loose joint, lightly sunned spine, ink ownership signature to front endpaper and front free endpaper, faint rubbing to fore-edge, clean pages in tight binding, else Very Good(-).. Tan octavo, b&w frontispiece, b&w illustrations ; 21 cm.… Read more about this item
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The first García Márquez; a study of his journalistic writing from 1948 to 1955

by Sims, Robert Lewis

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, two light creases to spine, bright pages in tight bin
Edition
First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780819185785
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Lanham, Md: University Press of America, 1992. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, two light creases to spine, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-).. Dark green octavo, ix, 223 pages ; 23 cm. Uncommon || Literary Criticism, Spanish-American Literature.… Read more about this item
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The function of literature; a study of Christopher Caudwell's aesthetics

by Margolies, David

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Used - Foot of spine gently bumped; about a half dozen pages with inked underlining, else clean and tight. Dust jacket has very light f
Edition
1st ed
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: International Publishers, 1969. 1st ed. Hardcover. Foot of spine gently bumped; about a half dozen pages with inked underlining, else clean and tight. Dust jacket has very light foxing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Purple spined white octavo in archival mylar wrap; 128 pages 21 cm. Contents: The background of Caudwell's writings -- The function… Read more about this item
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Au seuil de la 'pataphysique; par Roger Shattuck ; texte doctrinal présenté en neuf langues ; illustré par le Régent Ph. Dumarçay

Au seuil de la 'pataphysique; par Roger Shattuck ; texte doctrinal présenté en neuf langues ; illustré par le Régent Ph. Dumarçay

by Shattuck, Roger ; College of 'Pataphysics ; (Jarry, Alfred)

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Used - Fine copy with faint soiling to wrappers.
Published
1963
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Paperback
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[Paris, France]: Collège de 'pataphysique, 1963. paperback. Fine copy with faint soiling to wrappers.. Small quarto in offwhite printed wraps; stapled & glued; 89, 12 pages : b&w illustrations ; 24 cm; bibliographical references. India paper. In French, with complete parallel texts in English, French, Polish, Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, Latin and Japanese. THe science & philosophy of… Read more about this item
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Perspectives on African literature :; selections from the proceedings

by Heywood, Christopher (editor)

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Used - Very mild rubbing to spine foot and head, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, few pencil underlines throughout book, light spot
Edition
First edition (stated)
Published
1971
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780841900936
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New York: Africana Pub. Corp, 1971. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Very mild rubbing to spine foot and head, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, few pencil underlines throughout book, light spotting to top and side fore-edge, extremely light soiling to DJ, extremely faint sunning and rubbing to inside DJ flaps, tape residue to front DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Near… Read more about this item
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Convergences :; essays on art and literature

by Paz, Octavio; Lane, Helen (translator)

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Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, faint soiling mark to rear board, light spot
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First edition (stated)
Published
1987
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Hardcover
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San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, faint soiling mark to rear board, light spotting to fore-edge, extremely light soiling to DJ, else Very Good(+) in Near Fine(+) DJ.. Octavo in white DJ, viii, 303 pages ; 22 cm. Essays, Arts, Literary… Read more about this item
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A Modern book of criticism: Anthology

by Edited with an introduction by Ludwig Lewisohn

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Used - Very good +; very mildly chaffed corners and edges of spine; owners' signature to front leaf
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First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
Published
1919
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Hardcover
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). hardcover. Very good +; very mildly chaffed corners and edges of spine; owners' signature to front leaf. Brown cloth octavo; gilt lettering; XII-210 p. ; In-16. [Anthology. A. France, J. Lemaître, R. de Gourmont, F. Hebbel, W. Dilthey, J. Volkelt, etc.] || The Modern library… Read more about this item
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Person of letters : (in the contemporary world) : literary essays, 1985-2011; [by] Richard Kostelanetz ; edited, with an introduction, by Elizabeth Bonapfel

by Kostelanetz, Richard ; Bonapfel, Elizabeth M. (editor)

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Very fine (as new)
Published
2013
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781570272660
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Brooklyn, New York: Autonomedia, 2013. Paperback. Very fine (as new). Small quarto in glosst dark, color illus wraps; 289 pages ; 23 cm; index. "I have been writing literary essays for nearly fifty years now. Since most of them appeared in modestly circulated periodicals, it becomes necessary for me to collect the most valuable of them into books.… Read more about this item
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Urgent, unheard stories

by Gay, Roxane

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First ed., first printing (autographed limited edition)
Published
2015
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780062406613
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New York: Harper Perennial, 2015. First ed., first printing (autographed limited edition). Hardcover. Fine. Octavo in beige glossy paper-backed boards; 64 pages ; 18 cm. Sigend by author on title page. Contents: Two damn books: how I got here and where I want to go -- The ten best books about modern virgins -- A literary flyover --… Read more about this item
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Creating and recovering experience : repetition in Tolstoy

by Sankovitch, Natasha

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Used - Fine in near fine+ jacket
Published
1998
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780804732154
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Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Fine in near fine+ jacket. Octrav in blue jacket; 245 pages ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index. Warmly inscribed by author. "The thesis of this book is that repetition is central to Tolstoy's art. The author argues that Tolstoy uses this device - or rather, complex of… Read more about this item
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Marguerite Duras

by Duras, Marguerite; Farges, Joël (introduction)

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Used - Fine copy with faintest edgewear; wrappers are clean and free of creases; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and c
Published
1987
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Paperback
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San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1987. Paperback. Fine copy with faintest edgewear; wrappers are clean and free of creases; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of pages are clean; binding is tight.. Octavo in grey, black and white wrappers (grey spine); 186 pages, [12] pages of plates: illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.… Read more about this item
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Julio Herrera y Reissig and The Symbolists

by Gicovate, Bernard

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Used - Very good(+) to near fine(-) copy. Mild sunning around the edges of wrappers and spine; previous owner's name stamped on front e
Edition
[Presumed first]
Published
1957
Binding
Paperback
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 1957. [Presumed first]. Paperback. Very good(+) to near fine(-) copy. Mild sunning around the edges of wrappers and spine; previous owner's name stamped on front endpaper; else tight copy; pages are like new: clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight.. Octavo in yellow wrappers with black text; 106… Read more about this item
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Ensayo sobre cinco temas de Thomas Mann

by Alegría, Fernando

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Published
1949
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Paperback
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San Salvador, El Salvador: Editorial Funes, 1949. Paperback. 169 p. In Spanish.
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Pablo Antonio Cuadra, itinerario

by Solís, Pedro Xavier ; Cuadra, Pablo Antonio

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Used - Near fine with slight crease on front wrap, else tight and clean.
Published
2008
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9789992407660
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Managua: Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua, 2008. Paperback. Near fine with slight crease on front wrap, else tight and clean.. Octavo in blue and white paper wraps. 228 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-228). In Spanish. A scholarly study of the life, times and literary production of one of Nicaragua's premiere poets of the 20th… Read more about this item
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