Search Results: Authors E-J from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990. Hardcover First Edition USA (1990), so stated. First Edition USA (1990), so stated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of sunning to the backgrould field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain unaffected: bold and clearly legible); else flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Very close to"As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches). 117 pages. Translated by and Ralph Manheim. Language: English. Weight: 10 ouncse. Hardback with DJ. In… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986. Hardcover First Edition USA (1986), so stated. First Edition USA (1986), so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest a hint of shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the quarter-cloth boards; there is a production flaw: the rear board is very slightly larger than the front board; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ is flawless; the price is intact; mylar-protected. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.85 x 0.75 inches). 138 pages. Translated by and… Read More

New York, NY Greenwood Press, 1969. Hardcover Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use. Apparent flaw in grey cloth over boards at front panel, where the fabric is thinner than elsewhere and slightly 'wavy'. Faintest sunning at backstrip, though titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 275pp. Translated by Buhachiro Mitsui and Gregg M. Sinclair. Reprint Edition; First Printing thus. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.

New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989. Hardcover First Edition USA (1989), so stated. First Edition USA (1989), so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a thin line of discoloration to the cloth of the very top edge of the rear board; just a hint of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the boards are square; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections.. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of rubbing to the panels; the price has not been clipped.. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches). 87 pages. Translated by and Ralph Manheim. Language:… Read More

Berlin, Germany Verlag Ullstein, 1964. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint but pervasive soiling to wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; a small rectangle has been cut away at the lower corner of the front endpaper; former owner's name at the top of same; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains a sturdy, presentable copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 186pp. With an Essay by Hermann Glaser. Edited by hans Schwab-Felisch and Wolf Jobst Siedler. Unexpurgated Text of the Play with Documentation. Text in German.

Syracuse, NY Syracuse University Press, 1998. 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. 139pp. (Library of Modern Jewish Literature). Hardback with DJ. I read the connected stories in one sitting and have already started on the sequel Anna in the Afterlife. Perhaps the stories told by a grumpy, smart, disappointed, often mean-spirited, culturally alive woman as she passes from her 70s into her 90s will only appeal to a small demographic. Anna got me right in the solar plexus. The details of her life were her own story and not mine but her impossible attempts over and over and over again to try and make the world welcoming, appreciative, softer -- that Sisyphean struggle is my struggle, too. She can't abide the lies that are everywhere and on everyone's lips, the greed, the… Read More

New York, NY Grove Press, July 1991. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of careful use: barely discernible spine lean; mild bump at the lower front corner tip has caused a small tear in the paper over boards; Else flawless; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; price intact. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 196pp. Deckle Fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. A relentlessly critical and often scathing collection from prize-winning writer Zhang Jie (Heavy Wings, 1989): stories that are as much an indictment of life in post-Cultural Revolution China as any work of reportage. A victim herself of the notorious practice of ``reeducation,'' Zhang Jie writes with firsthand experience of the bureaucratic torpor, nepotism, hypocrisy, and of the ubiquitous paralyzing politicizing of everything from arranging a… Read More

New York, NY Fromm International Publishing , 1988. Hardcover First Edition USA (1988), so stated. First Edition USA (1988), so stated. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, showing no flaws. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is also flawless; the price is unclipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.85 inches). 200 pages. Translated from the German by Christopher Middleton. Language: English. Weight: 14 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Grove Press: Evergreen, 1970. Trade Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), Second Printing. Very Good- in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and a little soiling to the wrapper covers, with a silver-dollar-size oil-like spot at the bottom of the rear panel; the pages have tanned considerably, due to aging; some light pencil notatioins at the back side of the front endpaper and at the rear endpapers; the head and heel of the backstrip have been reinforced with cellophane tape; the binding leans ever so slightly, but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows moderate wear and several minor flaws, but remains a sturdy reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches). 166 pages. Translated from the Polish by Eric Mosbacher. Language: English. Weight: 6.1 ounces. Evergreen #-557. First Edition Thus (1970), Second… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007. Hardcover First Edition USA (2007), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition USA (2007), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use. BUT THERE IS A ONE INCH HAIRLINE CRACK AT TOP FRONT HINGE, somewhat hidden by the edge of the front board (this doesn't appear to weaken the hinge at all); probably caused by a blow to the book at that point, but no bump apparent; also a barely discernible nudge at lower rear corner tip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. 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 handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally and and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Corners… Read More

Amsterdam, Netherlands Uitgeverij de Bizige Bij, 1970. Hardcover First Edition The Netherlands [1964]; Third Printing Thus [1970]. Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; a crease top to bottom of the front panel; significant rubbing, faint soiling; the spine leans somewhat; some smuding and light stains at the outside edges; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Former owner's name inscribed at the title page. Despite some flaws remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.9 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches). 208 pages. Portrait of the author at the rear panel. Weight: 9 oz. Literaire Reutzenpocket 319. First Edition The Netherlands [1964]; Third Printing Thus [1970]. Trade Paperback.

Paris, France Mercure de France, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus [1991]; unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; very faint toning to the light blue background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legibel). The binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 345pp. First Edition Thus [1991]; unstated. Paperback. Paula Jacques was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1949. She is a French novelist, journalist, and the host of a long running radio program "Cosmopolitaine"on the French public station France Inter. She and her family were expelled from Egypt in 1958 during the period of nationalization under Nasser. The family immigrated to Israel where Jacques lived on a kibbutz for three years. In 1961, she and her family left for France. Alongside her novelistic… Read More

Frankfurt am Main, Germany Suhrkamp, 1969. Paperback First Edition Thus [1969], Thirteenth Printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the outside edges; the pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; the binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Structurally sound and tightly bound: clean and sturdy, showing only the mildest wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). 150 pages. Weight: 3.6 ounces. Suhrkamp Taschenbuch 307. First Edition Thus [1969], Thirteenth Printing. Mass Market Paperback.

Munich, Germany Paul List Verlag: List Taschenbuch, June 1, 2002. Paperback Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of creasing at the backstrip; the pages have tanned ever so slightly, due to aging. Binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 432pp. Trade Paperback.

Guersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Sigbert Mohn Verlag, 1959. Paperback Extensiive pencilled-in vocabulary notations by an English-speaking reader for the first 125 pages or so. Else, Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: moderate wear to the extremities; mildt rubbing to the panels; a former owner's name and place inked in at the front endpaper, faint soiling to the white rear panel; the binding is square and secure. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections - and of course the pencil work. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.85 x 4.35 x 0.65 inches). 162 pages. Nachwort von Herbert Eizenreich. Language: German. Weight: 7.5 ounces. Paperback: Heavy Pictorial Wraps with DJ-like flaps.

Lidove Noviny Praha , 1989. Paperback Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint toning to the wrapper covers; faint creases near the lower rear corner; binding square and secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains a sturdy, presentable copy, with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.85 x 5.4 x 0.75 inches). 527 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 2 ounces. Trade Paperback.

Paris, France Bernard Grasset: Livre de Poche, 1969. Paperback Twelve pages show words or phrases UNDERLINED in ink. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing to the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; former owner's name has been blacked out at the upper corner of the front endpaper. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Clearly, this is a flawed copy, but one that at least in appearance remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 179 pages. All Edges Tinted Red. Le Livre De Poche No. 1030. Text in French. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Arden Book Company. Hardcover Good+ in Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use: The Book's binding shows a liitle lean, but remains quite secure; light wear to extremities; the lower corner of the front panel shows dampstaining, as does the lower corner of the text pages; the binding remains secure; former owner's name inscribed at the upper corner of the front free endpaper. The DJ shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; a small scuffed area at the lower corner of the front panel; unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall remains a solid, not-unattractive reading copy, showing light wear and several flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.75 x 0.8 inches). 252 pages. Translated into English, in the original German metres, by Bayard Taylor. Illustrated in art nouveau style in black & white by Harry Clarke. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Grove Press, 1968. Paperback First Edition Thus (1968); First Printing, so stated. This translation was first published in hardcover in 1961. First Edition Thus (1968); First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows mild rubbing and faintest soiling to wrapper covers; a faint smudge to the top edge of the text block and again at the lower fore-edge; a price has been neatly blocked out at the upper corner of the rear panel and another at the lower corner of the front panel and again at the upper corner of the rear panel; a couple of stress creases to the backstrip; the binding leans but remains secure (sewn binding); the text is clean. Free of any creases to the panels. 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. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and some minor imperfections.… Read More

New York, NY Roy Publishers, 1944. Hardcover First Edition (1944), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted in accordance with Roy's customary practice at the time of publication. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (1944), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted in accordance with Roy's customary practice at the time of publication. Good+: Shows moderate use: some darkening to the backstrip; faint soiling to the outside edges of the front panel; a small indentation at the middle of the rear panel; a former owner's initials at the upper corner of the front pastedown endpaper; faint foxing to the endpapers; 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. An average reading copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.75 x 0.75 inches). 179 pages. Illustrated… Read More