Books - "literature"
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The Possessed
Small 8vo, red buckram bds, gilt lettering to spine and front board, gilt decoration to front board, brown/tan eps, boardered tp, 617 pp., VG (light bruising to board & spine extrems, light chaffing to spine with minor surface loss to gilt lettering, light to moderate tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges, minor foxing to prelims & terminals, prev bookseller's ink stamp & prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, boards sl warped) in d/w VG- (tear to top of spine and top corner of front, moderate to heavy chipping to spine & edges with minor loss, chipping to cover edges with minor loss repaired with archival tape, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling, moderate fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1948
KEYWORDS: Russian literature 19th century Fyodor Dostoevsky translated fiction
The Royal Victoria Keepsake; or Souvenir of Literature and Art
ORIGINAL BINDING, 8vo, blue cloth boards, blind stamped & gilt decoration to bds, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, aeg, frontispiece, viii + 280 pp., plates not counted assumed all present, G+ (moderate soiling & chaffing to bds & spine, moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, minor tear to cloth of rear hinge & spine extrems, moderate rubbing & surface loss to spine, ffep missing, moderate soiling/foxing to eps & prelims & terminals, moderate cracking of front/rear & central gutters, light foxing/soiling & tanning throughout)
PUBLISHER: Thomas Holmes (Successor to Edward Lacey,) 76, St. Paul's Church Yard, and sold by all booksellers 1855
KEYWORDS: Victorian art literary literature essays social history op ed opinions
Green Was the Earth on the Seventh Day
Super octavo hardcover (Near FINE) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company 1997
KEYWORDS: travel literature writing journals diaries exploration Pacific islands biologists Thor Heyerdahl autobiography autobiographies memoir anthropology
Crooning: A Collection
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 1990
KEYWORDS: literature social commentary John Gregory Dunne
Electric Delights
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1978
KEYWORDS: literature prose collection anthologies William Plomer literary
The Ample Proposition: Autobiography III
Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1966
KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir John Lehmann literature literary
Sunset House: More Perfume from Provence
LACKS JACKET, REPRINT, octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: William Blackwood & Sons 1937
KEYWORDS: Lady Winifred Fortescue France French Provence country living autobiography autobiographical literature
Hugh Walpole: A Biography
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PUBLISHER: Macmillan & Co 1952
KEYWORDS: biography biographies memoir Hugh Walpole literature literary history English novelists writers authors New Zealand born
The Story of Blanche and Marie
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Vintage 2007
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Swedish authors English translations Per Olov Enquist
The Visit of the Royal Physician
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PUBLISHER: Vintage 2003
KEYWORDS: fiction novels literature Swedish authors English translations Per Olov Enquist
The Thing About Life is That One Day You'll Be Dead
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PUBLISHER: Vintage 2009
KEYWORDS: literature memoir literary David Shields
The Camomile Lawn
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Black Swan 1992
KEYWORDS: fiction literature novels Mary Wesley tv series tie-ins
Reality Hunger: A Manifesto
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PUBLISHER: Vintage 2011
KEYWORDS: modern literature history criticism modernism David Shields
Grand Canyon
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PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1942
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature alternate alternative history V Vita Sackville-West
The Heir: A Love Story
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: The Richards Press 1949
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature V Vita Sackville-West
The Land
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PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1928
KEYWORDS: literature verse V Vita Sackville-West
Seven Stories
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: GLAS Publishers 2006
KEYWORDS: Russian literature English translations fiction Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Self-Control
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Dalkey Archive Press 2012
KEYWORDS: s trilogy Norwegian literature English translations writers authors Stig Saeterbakken novels fiction
The Informers
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 2009
KEYWORDS: Columbian authors writers literature Juan Gabriel Vasquez fiction novels English translations latin american
St Orpheus Breviary I: Marginalia on Casanova
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PUBLISHER: Contra Mundum Press 2012
KEYWORDS: Hungarian literature writers authors English translations Miklos Szentkuthy Casanova criticism literary