1932 2009 (171 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 371 pages. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's red cloth with silver and gilt lettering to spine and silver lettering to cover in original jacket. First trade edition after the Franklin Library limited signed edition. Alfred Clayton, the hero of John Updike's fifteenth novel, has received a request from the Northern New England Association of American Historians for his memories and impressions of the Gerald ford Administration (1974-77). "Alf" obliges with his memories of a turbulent period in his personal history, as well as pages of an unpublished book he was writing at the time, on the life of James Buchanan, the fifteenth President of the United States (1857-61). The alternating texts body forth an arresting contrast between the life-styles and social divisions two American centuries. The contemporary characters include Clayton's wife, Norma, whom he thinks of as the Queen of disorder, and his mistress, Genevieve Mueller, whom he thinks of as the Perfect Wife, as well as his various colleagues on the faculty of Wayward College. Remainder mark at head end pages. The characters around Buchanan include his doomed fiancee, Ann Coleman, and such eloquent contemporary politicians as Andrew Jackson, Edwin Stanton, and (in his capacity as American Consul in Liverpool) Nathaniel Hawthorne. All come unsettlingly to life in Clayton's wide-ranging confessions, which bring us down to the year 1991. Condition: Remainder mark at head end pages else a near fine copy in fine jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 6"x8.5" 299 pgs. 4th Printing. Grass green cloth boards. Silver letters to front and spine. DJ design by Neil S. Fujita. Deckled edge. Painted top edge. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (no price). Small red house drawn on bottom edge. Small tears along DJ edges repaired w/archival tape. Brodart mylar. Secure ship w/tracking number. The Coup describes violent events in the imaginary African nation of Kush, a large, landlocked, drought-ridden, sub-Saharan country led by Colonel Hakim Félix Ellelloû. ("A leader," writes Colonel Ellelloû, "is one who, out of madness or goodness, takes upon himself the woe of a people. There are few men so foolish.") Colonel Ellelloû has four wives, a silver Mercedes, and a fanatic aversion-cultural, ideological, and personal-to the United States. But the U.S. keeps creeping into Kush, and the repercussions of this incursion constitute the events of the novel. Colonel Ellelloû tells his own story-always elegantly, and often in the third person-from an undisclosed location in the South of France. Source: Publisher.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIFTH PRINTING. 5.5"x8" 127 numbered pages. Foreword by Nathan A. Scott Jr. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, po label on ffep. secure ship w/track #. While Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have enjoyed the kind of success most cartoon characters can only dream about--becoming pop culture icons of the highest order and entering the global consciousness practically as family members--Robert Short's The Gospel According to Peanuts also has found a place in the hearts of many readers, with sales now totaling more than ten million copies. This anniversary edition features a new cover, a new interior design, and a new foreword by Martin E. Marty. Whether coming to the book for the first time or taking a second look, a delightful experience awaits in this modern-day guide to the Christian faith, fully illustrated with Peanuts. Source: Publisher.…

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 195 pages ; 23 cm. Contents: Three illuminations in the life of an American author -- Bech third-worlds it -- Australia and Canada -- The Holy Land -- Macbech -- Bech wed -- White on white. Subjects: Jewish men; Novelists; Humorous stories, American; Short stories in English; American writers. 1 Kg. …

1st U.S. edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 298 p.; 22 cm. Subjects; Exiles - Africa - Fiction.Africa - Politics and government - Fiction. 1 Kg.…

First printing (as stated upon copyright page). [6], 247 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with color pictorial front panel and spine but with some toning to the latter; a few nicks at edges; long arcing scratch with some negligible tearing occurring near top of strongly soiled white rear panel; slight toning at flap margins; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right corner. Aquamarine cloth; slender scuffs at spine ends and at top and bottom board edges. Faint foxing to bottom edge and fore-edge with latter having small brown stain above center which fractionally affects a few leaves at their margins; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. ISBN 0374371202.…

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. DETAILS: sewn PAPERBACK with glossy cover, near fine, little used if at all. MESCHONNIC, HENRI. Pour la poétique. II: Epistemologie de l'écriture. Poétique de la traduction. Paris: Gallimard, 1980, later printing, 457pp., . Series: Le Chemin "Le projet de cette étude est de montrer que, si l'écriture est une tension vers l'unité du livre et du vivre, le discours sur l'écriture, lui, pour rendre compte de ce qui se passe en elle, doit lui être homogène, tirer de l'écriture ses critères et ses concepts, tourner le dos à la pensé dualiste qui règne encore dans l'enseignement de la littérature. Ainsi cette recherche ne peut pas ne pas être polémique. Ce projet, qui n'est pas seulement d'hygiène mais de construction, implique une linguistique qui ne disjoint pas le signifiant du signifié, ni l'oral de l'écrit. Une théorie de la littérature, formée par la linguistique, remet à son tour la linguistique en question, si celle-ci, qui réussit devant les énoncés courants, échoue devant tout ce qui est texte ne pouvant y voir enfin que de la langue plus du " style ". Les écrivains, laboratoires de la modernité, en même temps qu'ils ont miné la pensée de la littérature par genres ou par formes (" proses " ou " poésie ") ont effacé pour eux-mêmes la distinction entre texte et discours sur le texte. Ce sont les données de départ pour définir les conditions d'un langage critique. Intégrer la linguistique à l'écriture est une des nécessités alors impliquées. Poser les questions : qu'est-ce qu'un mot poétique, qu'est-ce qu'un texte, qu'est-ce qu'une uvre, qu'est-ce que la valeur? Mène à renvoyer dos à dos scientisme et subjectivisme, formalisme et thématique, tous également inopérants, pour instaurer des concepts qui découvrent l'unité de fonctionnement et de sens dans un texte (et non dans des structures abstraites ou dans une rhétorique) d'une forme et d'une histoire. C'est cette recherche d'un langage textuel qui n'est pas seulement pris comme un tissu complexe, mais présence et action de l'inconscient autant que l'histoire (texte quand il nous fonde dans le fabuleux) qu'on appelle ici la poétique.". ISBN 2070284107.…

1st edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 195 pages ; 23 cm. Contents: Three illuminations in the life of an American author -- Bech third-worlds it -- Australia and Canada -- The Holy Land -- Macbech -- Bech wed -- White on white. Subjects: Jewish men; Novelists; Humorous stories, American; Short stories in English; American writers. 1 Kg. …

1st U.S. edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 298 p.; 22 cm. Subjects; Exiles - Africa - Fiction.Africa - Politics and government - Fiction. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 5.4"x8" 328 pgs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped (price), PON on ffep. Secure ship w/track #. First published in 1968, this contemporary case for vigorous Christian faith -- profusely illustrated by Charles Schulz's delightful peanuts cartoon strips -- sheds more light on the Christian faith and how it is to be lived than many more "serious" theological works, with hundreds of cartoons featuring your favorite peanuts characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, And of course, Snoopy (including the earliest red baron strips). This book's wise observations are as timeless as they are timely. "Short . . .succeeds in making theology enjoyable." --Christian Century ". . . a real delight from beginning to end. I could not possibly be more pleased." --Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts. Source: Publisher.…

Cartoné. Ediciones Orbis, S.A. 284 pp. 21 x 13 cm. F - Ficción Y Temas Afines2AB - Inglés.

Publisher's printed wrappers. Size: Folio. 8pp.

Rústica con solapas. Condition: Normal. 211 pp/ Traducción de Jaime Zulaika/ A-204 Size: 13x20. Libro.

Colección Clásicos contemporáneos internacionales. 1990-IV.448 pp. 21 x 13 cm. Símil piel con dorados, holandesa. Cubierta despegada. 9788408462248. Narrativa, F - Ficción Y Temas Afines 2AB - Inglés . Símil piel con dorados, holandesa.

No edition/printing statement provided. 232, [2], [1] pages. Paperback: H 22.75cm x L 15.25cm. Paper covers lightly rubbed; slight curling to front cover's fore-edge; light crease at rear cover's bottom fore-edge corner. Title page has ink signatures of co-author James L. Dickerson and Jim Ingram's three sons - Stan Ingram (albeit his surname signature looks like "Ing"), Steve Ingram, and a concluding three-line inscription by Jim Ingram (online obituary confirms the names of the three sons). Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy. ISBN 9780989945431.…

Hawkes Pocket Scores, no.837. Size: Small 8vo. 51pp. Stapled as issued in publisher's printed wrappers.

tapa blanda. Condition: 2ª Mano - Como nuevo. 2ª Mano. Tusquets Editores. 2012. Fabula, 344. Terrorismo islam. Libro.

Erinnerungen an die Zeit unter Ford (Roman) Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1. Auflage Sept. 1994, ERSTAUSGABE (EA), 425 SS. gebunden (Hardcover) mit Schutzumschlag, gut erhalten.

Publisher's printed wrappers. Hawkes Pocket Scores, no.791. Size: Small 8vo. 84pp.

No jacket. Condition: Très bon. Sans jaquette. Couverture différente. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. No dust jacket. Different cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). Illustrated wrappers. Very near fine. A paperbound original. The eighth title in the Cord series. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). Illustrated wrappers. 165 pages. Fine. "2" stamped neatly on top and bottom edges. A paperbound original. The sixth title in the Cord series. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Quarto, 494 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is brown with illustrations and gold print. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. Price clipped. Boards in cream cloth, gold print, gilt illustration. Text block has red tinted top edge. Illustrated: b&w plates (facsimiles). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex in quarto column. 1411007. FP New Rockville Stock.…

JOHN UPDIKE (1932-2009) amerikanischer SchriftstellerGOTT UND DIE WILMOTS (Roman)Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1. Auflage 1998, ERSTAUSGABE (EA), 735 SS. gebunden mit Schutzumschlag, gut erhalten.

Rústica ilustrada con solapas. Condition: Bueno. 22 x 14cm. 135. Rústica ilustrada con solapas. Narrativas hispánicas; 229. Español.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. New York: M Knoedler, 1965. Single fold invitation card to the artist's show held May 11-29, 1965. Panels lightly scuffed, else NF.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. A paperbound original. The ninth title in the Cord series. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Prima edizione (First Edition). Short stories and sequel (Rabbit Remembered) . 8vo. pp. 360. . Ottimo (Fine). . Prima edizione (First Edition). First Edition Prices 2008/2009 [Tartarus, 2007] Russell R. B., Guide to First Edition Prices 2008/2009. Tartarus Press 2007. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing of the first American hardcover edition SIGNED by John Updike on the title page in blue ink. Bound in red cloth. A tight copy with sharp corners, and the jacket is bright, crisp and price intact. Ghost of pencil erasure at top corner of the ffep. See our ABE Storefront for our catalog of books signed by deceased authors, including Joseph Heller, E.L. Doctorow, Neil Simon, Jack Webb, Mordecai Richler and Robertson Davies. Signed by Author(s).…

paperback. Condition: Good. DETAILS: PAPERBACK, good used copy but with vertical foldmark across middle of rear cover. MESCHONNIC, HENRI. De la langue française : essai sur une clarté obscure. Paris : Hachette, 1997, 356pp., . 9782012351936 ISBN 201235193X.