Books - "literature"
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Evening's Empire
FIRST EDITION, 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 2010
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Bill Flanagan
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
FIRST EDITION, FOURTH IMP., super 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: George Allen & Unwin 1978
KEYWORDS: children's literature modern first editions (4th impression) novels fiction Charlie Willie Wonka Roald Dahl illustrated Faith Jaques
Fight Night
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: Faber & Faber 2022
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Miriam Toews
Performance and Literature in the Commedia Dell'Arte
Super 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: Cambridge University Press 2010
KEYWORDS: theatre literature criticism performance
Making Movies
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: Prospero Books 1997
KEYWORDS: movies film studies films travel literature writing US America Phillip Turner
Witness Against the Beast
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: Cambridge University Press 1994
KEYWORDS: William Blake art literature literary criticism
The Fraud
Super 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: Hamish Hamilton 2023
KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Zadie Smith
Film Forum: Essays in Film Theory
FIRST EDITION, ex-library, 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: Harcourt, Brace and Company 1949
KEYWORDS: first editions prose literature essays film studies movies theory
The Acupuncture Murders
Paperback (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: Penguin 1977
KEYWORDS: crime fiction thrillers novels literature Dwight Steward
The Whipping Boys
Paperback (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: Penguin 1964
KEYWORDS: crime fiction thrillers novels literature Guy Cullingford
The Imposter
Paperback (G+) scruffy copy; 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: Brown, Watson N/D (c.1950s?)
KEYWORDS: literature fiction novels Jean Cocteau
The Wapshot Chronicle
Paperback (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: Bantam Books 1964
KEYWORDS: historical novels fiction literature John Cheever
Walking in Circles
Oblong quarto, brown cloth boards, white lettering to spine, blind stamp arrow illus to front board, illus eps & prelims, frontispiece, 262pp, illus/photos, VG (sl fading & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl soiling/rubbing to illus pgs, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate tanning/fading to spine, light to moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Anthony d'Offay Gallery 1994
KEYWORDS: travel writing literature art photos photography Richard Long walking hobbies
Lermontov: A Study in Literary-Historical Evaluation
Octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 190pp, VG+ (sl bruising & fading to extrems/edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, moderate tanning, chafing & soiling, moderate foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Ardis / Ann Arbor 1981
KEYWORDS: literature literary criticism Lermontov Russian
Passenger to Teheran
Super octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontipsiece, 155pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl foxing to front gutter) in d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, prev. booksellers' labels to front flap & rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Cockbird Press 1990
KEYWORDS: Vita Sackville-West travel writing literature Persia history
Lady Wu: A True Story
FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xiv + 245pp, VG (sl rubbing to extrems, light foxing to spine & boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. bookseller's sm ink stamp to ffep, light to moderate foxing to prelims & to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate tanning to spine, moderate staining & foxing)
PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1957
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature novels Lin Yutang
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
FIRST EDITION, SEVENTH IMP., super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 127pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, moderate peeling to spine & boards, moderate chafing to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, sl loosening to binding but still very sound)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978
KEYWORDS: modern first editions (7th impression) children's literature novels fiction Roald Dahl illustrated Faith Jaques Willy Wonka
James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story
FIRST EDITION, SIXTH IMP., super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 111pp, illus, VG- (heavy scuffing & bruising to extrems- esp. at spine, moderate chafing & light peeling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing to prelims & terminals)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1978
KEYWORDS: modern first editions (6th impression) children's literature novels fiction Roald Dahl illustrated Michel Simeon
Russia Under Khrushchev: An Anthology from Problems of Communism
Octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 660pp, VG+ (light rubbing to corners, sl chafing to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co 1962
KEYWORDS: Russia Russian anthologies collection articles literature prose Problems of Communism
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life (Sixth Edition, with Additions and Corrections to 1872)
LACKS FFEP, PAGES 87-90, & FOLD-OUT DIAGRAM TO THE SAME, possibly due to binder's error; octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind rule to boards, xxi + 458pp, VG- (moderate to heavy bruising & scuffing to spine & board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, ffep missing, minor cracking to front & rear gutters, light to moderate soiling & foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: John Murray, Albemarle Street 1886
KEYWORDS: Charles Darwin natural selection origin of species history historical literature science biology