Search Results: Authors starting with F from Wayside Books

NY: Routledge, 2019. Paperback. Very good +. Octavo, 209 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear.

Austin: Serrano-Lantana Press, 1990. Paperback. Very good. Farar, Bart. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Signed by author on front flyleaf (no inscription). Sticker stain on the back cover.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983. Paperback. Good. Quarto, 293 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Bends at cover edges and some dog-eared pages; no writing or marks observed. A good usable copy.

London: Thorsons Publishers LTD, 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Good/fair. Duodecimo, pp. [6], 7-93, [3]. Stated first edition. Teal blue cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Boards bumped at bottom edge. Tanned edges and pages; uneven tanning inside covers. Writing inside front cover and a small stain. Price-clipped dust jacket with sunned spine, rubbing, chips and tears, plus stains on the front cover. Dust jacket now encased in a clear, protective cover. Bernard James Farmer (1902-1964) was a British writer whose books included a series of police-focused crime fiction novels, mystery tales for children, and nonfiction works exploring his passion for book collecting. Following the Second World War, Farmer joined the Metropolitan Police and gained experience which lent authenticity to his detective stories. In 1950 he published The Gentle Art of Book Collecting, drawing on his knowledge and experience with collecting rare books. In 1956 he published a mystery novel,… Read More

New York: Harper & Row, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good +. 8vo, 144 pages. Rose boards with maroon cloth-covered spine and gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. A few underlines in pen and some recipes and articles taped on pages. All content usable. Some wrinkling on title page from apparent liquid damage, but no staining. Price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, sunning, chips and a few small stains. A good usable copy.

Self-Published, 2021. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very good. Octavo, 456 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear. Signed and inscribed by the author on the dedication page: "To Allan, Because you're such a great friend! Harrie Farrow." No other writing or marks observed. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. Second Edition. Paperback. Fair. 4to, 405 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Entire book has a curl to it, with a significant curl to the front cover and a bend on the back cover. Minor discoloration to the edges, but pages inside are clean and readable. A good usable copy. Revision Appendix by Eugene C. Ogden.

Walker Books, 1995. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Author's signature on half-title page. Former owner's sticker on front end paper. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and jacket with minimal use and wear. Dust jacket now encased in a clear, protective cover. A very good copy.

Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Heritage Association, 1979. Cloth. Very good/good. 8vo, 224 pages. Navy cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned edges and pages. Dust jacket with rubbing, chips and small tears.

NY: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fair/good +. Octavo, pp. [14], 3-416. Stated first printing. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt accents and light bumping. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned pages and edges. Tears on fore-edge that extend into text on pages 67-72. Dust jacket with minor rubbing, light sunning, chips and small tears; encased in a clear, protective cover. Published in 1959, 'The Mansion' is the culmination of a trilogy that began with 'The Hamlet' (1940) and 'The Town' (1957). 'The Mansion' tells the story of the Snopes family, covering forty years of the early 20th century and is, according to the jacket, "a fateful drama, told with compassion and with humor, that moves with driving precision to a climax that is as surprising as it is inevitable." William C. Faulkner (1897 - 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where… Read More

NY: Random House, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Good/very good. Octavo, 383 pages. Black cloth boards with gold lettering. Spine lettering faded. Tanned pages. Beginning separation of back board from text block but still attached. Facsimile dust jacket encased in a clear, protective cover. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. 'Go Down, Moses' is a 1942 collection of seven related pieces of short fiction which some consider to be a novel.  As stated on the jacket, "these tales bring to life, in grandeur and degradation, an unforgettable gallery of characters. They represent Faulkner in his best narrative vein as the chronicler of that section of the United States with which the whole world now identifies him." William Cuthbert Faulkner (1897 - 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, based on Lafayette County, Mississippi, where… Read More

Soul Mate Publishing, 2015. Paperback. Collectible Good. Inscribed and signed by author (first name only) on title page. Firm binding; no loose pages; no writing or marks inside other than author's inscription. Cover with minor wear. A good copy.

NY: Grove Weidenfeld, 1987. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/very good. Octavo, 287 pages. Tanned decorated boards with gold lettering. Signed by author on front end-paper. Firm binding; no loose pages. No writing or marks noted. Book and dust jacket with minimal use and wear. A very good usable copy. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1986. Hardcover. New/new. New in shrinkwrap. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

Wichita, KS: The Konza Press, 2015. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Like New/fine. 4to, 60 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Used, but in new condition with no signs of use or wear. Firm binding; no loose pages. Jacket free of wear. Black boards with silver accents. Signed on the title page by all three photographers. A book of fine art photographs taken in the Flint Hills of Kansas.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1989. Paperback. Good. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. 132 pages.

Nevada City, CA: Underwood Books, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Octavo, 144 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minimal wear.

Cambridge: Polity, 2010. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, 233 pages. Red decorated boards; small smudge on the title page. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Some highlighting inside. A good reading and reference copy.

Hemel Hempstead, UK: Simon and Schuster, 1991. Hardcover. Collectible Good. Quarto, unpaginated. Illustrated glossy boards. Signed "Sarah" in three places: The cover, the front end paper, and the half-title page. Numbered 724 of 987. Hairline scratches on back cover. Slipcase missing. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States.

New York: Routledge, 1992. Paperback. Good +. 8vo, 177 pages. Signed and inscribed by author on the half-title page: "For Lisa and Matt, With my admiration and affection, Frances." Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Small stains on bottom edge and lightly tanned pages; covers with slight curls.