Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This paperback is in quite nice condition; tight and clean; the front wrap has a crease near the hinge and spine has a crease.
Published by Crest Book, New York, 1952
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine Plus. No Jacket. First Paperback Printing. First printing. T510. Winner of the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award. Scarce. Supple and clean. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Condition: New. pp. 484.
paperback. Condition: Good. Fawcett Crest paperback; writing inside front but not in text; 2 cover corners off; s.
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1961
Seller: Escape Routes Used Books, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Fair. Wear and several tears on DJ; binding loose. Fair+.
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1961
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A scarce signed copy! Boldly signed Bill Brammer on the first endpaper. Under author's signature is inked owner name and place. Stated first printing. Second state jacket with designer crossed out. $4.95 jacket price. A super copy but the jacket spine is uniformly sunned. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Houghton/Mifflin, B, 1961
Seller: Eliot Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. "First Printing" stated on copyright page. Books is square and solid. Droplet stain to dyed top page edge. Dust jacket is thrid state with the designer's name removed from the rear flap. Red jacket spine has fading and wear to top and bottom 1/2". Panels are bright with minimal rubbing. Jacket is price-clipped.
US$ 173.76
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. An advance review copy of the first edition of Willie Lee Brammer's celebrated novel, widely acclaimed as one of the best American political novels ever written. An 'advance copy for friends in the book trade', with 'first printing' to colophon.In the original paper wraps.Billy Lee ('William') Brammer's series of three interlocking novellas, published as a single work, take place in an unnamed state identical to Texas. Each of the novellas - The Flea Circus,Room Enough to CaperandCountry Pleasures - follows a different protagonist: Roy Sherwood, a member of the state legislature; Neil Christiansen, the state's junior senator; and Jay McGown, the governor's speechwriter.Brammer won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award for the book in 1960Inscription of Lucille Hageman to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original paper wraps. A touch of fading to back strip, with handling marks to wraps. Light rubbing to joints. Front hinge a touch strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. book.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company; Texas Monthly Press 1961-1978, Boston; Austin, 1961
First Edition
US$ 222.41
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. An advance review copy of the first edition of Willie Lee Brammer's celebrated novel, present here alongside the Texas Monthly Press edition of the work. Two copies of this work, widely acclaimed as one of the best American political novels ever written.Present here is a 1961 'advance copy for friends in the book trade', with 'first printing' to colophon, alongside the 1978 Texas Monthly Press edition.Texas Monthly Press was a publishing imprint associated with Texas Monthly magazine, known for producing books related to Texas history, culture, politics, and notable figures. Billy Lee ('William') Brammer's series of three interlocking novellas, published as a single work, take place in an unnamed state identical to Texas. Each of the novellas - The Flea Circus,Room Enough to CaperandCountry Pleasures - follows a different protagonist: Roy Sherwood, a member of the state legislature; Neil Christiansen, the state's junior senator; and Jay McGown, the governor's speechwriter.Brammer won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award for the book in 1960 In the publisher's original paper wraps. Back strips a touch age toned. Texas Monthly copy bright. Spotting to Advance Copy wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. book.
Soft cover. Advance reading copy of the author's first and only book. Printed wrappers. Fine. This novel of Texas politics LBJ style won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award.
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1961
Seller: Escape Routes Used Books, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. DJ with wear and tears; spine slightly loose.
US$ 375.32
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A signed first edition of Willie Lee Brammer's celebrated novel, widely acclaimed as one of the best American political novels ever written. Flat signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Signed examples of this acclaimed work are now scarce.The first edition, first printing.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper in the second state, with dust wrapper designer crossed out.Billy Lee ('William') Brammer's series of three interlocking novellas, published as a single work, take place in an unnamed state identical to Texas. Each of the novellas - The Flea Circus,Room Enough to CaperandCountry Pleasures - follows a different protagonist: Roy Sherwood, a member of the state legislature; Neil Christiansen, the state's junior senator; and Jay McGown, the governor's speechwriter.Brammer won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award for the book in 1960 In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Inscription to front free endpaper. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with significant losses to back strip head and tail. Chip to head of rear wrap, with light edgewear to front wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. signed by author. book.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1961
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 526 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket. Faded red spine with a gold-green design with faded red lettering inside, and black lettering along the spine. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$4.95", has moderate wear along the edges, moderate age-toning throughout, staining along the rear cover, moderate bending wear along the head edges, a small tear along the front head edge, moderate wear along the joints, moderate wear and chipping along the fore corners, mild wear along the spine, tearing along the spine head and tail edges, and moderate wear along the spine head and tail edges. Boards have mild shelving wear, mild wear along the edges, mild wear and fraying along the fore corners, mild wear along the spine, and mild wear and bending along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock is lightly cocked, has stains on the pastedowns, mild wear along the pastedowns, mild adhesive wear along the pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, staining along the tail edge, and moderate age-toning along the edges. Inscription on front end-page "For Wendy", signed Bill Brammer. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 6. 1386940. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.