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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Illustrated with photographs of the original productions of the plays; also featuring woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and Mary De B. Graves (illustrator). 1924 date to copyright page, but no date to title page, so this is a later printing -- possibly as late as the 1930s. First known appearance in a book by Thomas Clayton Wolfe (following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry") in the form of his play "The Return of Buck Gavin / The Tragedy of a Mountain Outlaw." (Wolfe played the lead in the 1919 first stage production -- the glossy photo at the play's start here depicts a bearded Wolfe as the title character.) Features four other plays, seven other glossy photos and two woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and another by Mary De B. Graves. 173 pp. Reduced from $30.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Original Ilust by Author (illustrator). PAPERBACK. VERY GOOD CONDITION. PAPERBACK,some pencil underlining to the introduction.otherwise, SOLID, BRIGHT; WHITE TITLES ON GREY & TAN LEAR DECORATED PAPER COVERS. ; 566pg THICK pages; Every Line of Every Nonsense book written by author. Complete collection. All 546 original illust.delightful collection, the most comprehensive ever compiled of his work, presents all of Lear's verse and other nonsense writings, including stories, letters, and illustrated alphabets, as well as previously unpublished material. Featuring Lear's own line drawings throughout and an introduction .TEEMING WITH TIMELESS NONSENSE.

Boards. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (in mylar). Edward Abbey (original drawings) (illustrator). First Edition/1st Printing. a few dog-eared pages. Else textblock is extremely clean and tight. Bumped head and foot of spine and bumped corners. Spine-sunned, unclipped dust jacket, with small tear to foot of spine and rippled head of spine, Jacket has overall light extremity wear; 356p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

paperback. Condition: very good. Britt Eckhardt Slattery (unless otherwise noted) (illustrator). 329 pages; 8 1/2 x 11" Produced through a partnership between Environmental Concern Inc. and The Watercourse. Cover corners are lightly worn and creased; small bump on bottom edge of front cover; a couple of lower page corners are creased. Shipping will be extra for this heavy book, please inquire.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Susan Swan (illustrator). DJ shows some handling nad rubbing around edges (now in mylar protector) . And small tear at top edge of DJ ; Foreword bby Irving Lowens priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire. ; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4"; 159 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. With the original illustrations by John Tenniel (illustrator). 2nd Edition. MAGICAL: MARVELOUS: CLEVER BEYOND WIT: CLASSIC: NEW Norton Critical Trade Paperback Edition: Second Edition (Orig. 1992) First Printing: NEW gloss-laminated handsomely-designed full-color cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, EXCELLENT unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ uncreased spine, PRISTINE interior printed w/ SPLENDID Clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper w/ SUPERB presentation of footnotes & other scholarly apparatus * With the original illustrations by John Tenniel * 5.10" X 8.36" x .82", 0.46 kg, viii+408 (416) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: This Norton Critical Edition reprints the 1897 editions of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" & "Through the Looking-Glass" & the 1876 edition of "The Hunting of the Snark". New to the Second Edition is "The Wasp in a Wig", a recently discovered episode Carroll deleted from "Through the Looking-Glass", but which fits into the story in interesting ways. Each text is accompanied by ample explanatory notes. "Backgrounds" reprints new selections from recent biographies of Carroll & from recent editions of his diaries & letters. Our understanding of & appreciation for Carroll's life & literature are deepened by new contributions from Anne Clark, Tony Beale, E. M. Rowell, &, most revealingly, Carroll himself. "Criticism" retains 7 seminal critiques from the First Edition while adding 4 important recent essays by Nina Auerbach, Roger Henkle, Robert Polhemus, & Donald Rackin. A revised & updated Selected Bibliography is also included. * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: LEWIS CARROLL is a pseudonym of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, who was born on January 27, 1832, and died on January 14, 1898. His most famous works are "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"; its sequel, "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There"; & "The Hunting of the Snark". * ABOUT THE EDITOR: Donald Gray is Culbertson Chair Emeritus of English at Indiana University. He is the editor of the Norton Critical Editions of "Alice in Wonderland" & "Pride and Prejudice" & of the anthology "Victorian Poetry". He has written extensively on Victorian poetry & fiction, popular journalism, & the history of literary publishing. * ABOUT NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONS: Each Norton Critical Edition includes an authoritative text, contextual & source materials, & a wide range of interpretations--from contemporary perspectives to the most current critical theory--as well as a bibliography, &, in most cases, a chronology of the author's life & work. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via Mandatory USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Fair condition. Minor wear but does have a couple areas of brown splash staining to outside page edge. All intact. No writing or marking. Not Ex-Library.

xxiii, 248pp, (8x11 inches). Very Good condition in yellow wrappers (soft cover). Clean and tight, no spine creasing, no other creases, no chips or tears. Owner's name and some notes inside the front cover and on the title page, no other markings anywhere. Words and music. Title page states: "Vocal Score (O3473), The Chorus Only (O3474)".

Soft Cover. Very Good. Revised Edition, 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:87451-299-9. Light crease on top front corner about 3/4" from tip, slight wear at bottom tips/ 425 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Significant edge wear, small tears and creases, and cocked forward. A decent usable copy of Handel's "Messiah." 248 pages. Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Like New. Meimu (Art); David Nestelle (Collection Designer); Wilbert Lacuna (Lettering) (illustrator). 1st Edition: May 2004. 189 pp. No. 2 issue only! An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copy and dust jacket with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear.

Soft Cover. Condition: Poor. Meimu (Art); David Nestelle (Collection Designer); Wilbert Lacuna (Lettering) (illustrator). 1st Edition: May 2004. 189 pp. Heavily used book in poor quality. Water warpage. Water stains on edging. Some dog-eared pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. P. Edward Ernest (compiled with original illustrations) (illustrator). The book is in good condition, with a sturdy binding and no visible inscriptions or library markings. The cover features a blue spine with patterned boards, showing minor wear at the edges. The interior pages are clean and well-maintained, preserving the original illustrations. The dust jacket is not present, and further details on its condition are unknown. unknown (dust jacket not visible).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Contents Includes: My Dearest Friend Was My Father; Bright Newspapermen Leave The Work; Sacrifices To Get On; The Duty Of Regularity; McKinley Was No Cleveland; The Very Pleasantest Of Clubs; Grooming Me For The Mayoralty; Always An Organization Man, etc. Good to good+ tight condition with fair to good but worn and chipped dust jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition, no additional pri. NOT an ex library book. 340 pages including the index. Dust jacket has 1/2" tear, spine darkening. Bookstore label over price bottom of endflap.

First edition Tall pictorial wraps with clean bright text. Near fine. Many of the troubadour's finest songs with both sheet music and lyrics as well as a strong introduction by George Alrevalo. Deluxe edtion including biography and a new discography.

Condition: Good. Good Condition. Has tearing. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. First British Edition. Teach Yourself History of Painting Series. Original price of 10/6 net printed on dust jacket front flap. Jacket has edge chips, closed tears and soiling now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book and jacket have faint moisture indication to lower spine and margin area. Book has no other writing or marking, 52 pages Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Original red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, spine bit discolored, minor traces of use, else in (very) good condition. Text in English and Sanskrit. Please see description or ask for photos.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Original illustratons by Hogarth (illustrator). 1st Edition. NEAR-FINE First Edition (Orig. 1980) Second Printing (c. 1994): AS-NEW gloss-laminated handsomely-designed b-w cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, EXCELLENT unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior BUT showing slightest shelf-dust soiling, NEW perfect binding w/ uncreased spine, EXCELLENT interior printed w/ SPLENDID Clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper w/ SUPERB presentation of footnotes & other scholarly apparatus BUT MARRED on a 3-4 pages (notably on p. one of the Preface) with minimal underling & various small notations. * 5.08" x 8.34" x 1.36", 0.72 kg, xvi+654 (670) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: This edition of "the most modern of 18th-century novels" reprints the text of the first edition of the volumes of "Tristram Shandy" as they appeared from December 1759 to January 1767, including the 2 illustrations by Hogarth. Obvious errors have been corrected, but most of the conventions of 18th-century printing & all of Sterne's brilliant exploitations & expansions of those conventions have been retained. BACKGROUND information includes a chronology of Sterne's life & comments from his letters pertaining to the composition of the novel & to his theory of fiction. Responses by Sterne's contemporaries (among them Walpole, Goldsmith, Richardson, & Johnson) begin the selection of critical materials. Early-19th-century assessments by Coleridge, Hazlitt, Scott, & Thackeray are followed by 20-century critical essays by Lodwick Hartley, D.W. Jefferson, Toby A. Olshin, Wayne Booth, William Bowman Piper, Martin Price, Jean Jacques Mayoux, Richard A. Lanham, Sigurd Burkhardt, J. Paul Hunter, Charles Parish, & Howard Anderson. Original illustratons by Hogarth included. * ABOUT THE EDITOR: HOWARD ANDERSON is professor of English at Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota & taught previously at Indiana University. He has received grants from the American Philosophical Society & the Indiana University Foundation. Professor Anderson is the editor of "The Familiar Letter in the Eighteenth Century" & of M.G Lewis' "The Monk" & co-editor of "Studies in Criticism & Aesthetics, 1660-1800". * ABOUT NORTON CRITICAL EDITIONS: Each Norton Critical Edition includes an authoritative text, contextual & source materials, & a wide range of interpretations--from contemporary perspectives to the most current critical theory--as well as a bibliography, &, in most cases, a chronology of the author's life & work. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via Mandatory USPS PRIORITY INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. xix, 501 p. ; 19 cm.

paperback. Condition: Fine. xxv, 395 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

The personal diaries & papers of Viktor Frankenstein, unearthed after 150 years. Finally the "true" story of the agonies & triumphs of Frankenstein. A fascinating addition to the mamouth pile of Frankenstein lore & myth. Illus. throughout w. a great many drawings & illus. Vg+/vg+. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Retired library copy with minimal stamps and markings, inked inscription on ffep, moisture toning to bottom gutter on ffep, minor age toning to the pages, else textblock is clean and tight. Top edge gilt. Scuffed/rubbed covers, library marking on spine, slightly shelf worn. 4 parts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. London: Oxford University, 1930. Reprint edition, NF/. No jacket. Book has light edge and corner wear, unsigned bookplate on front paste-down. Frontispiece of Milton, a few footnotes, preface, appendix. Nice copy, 554 pp. PK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Condition, Illustrations from the Original Manuscript (illustrator). Yellow boards with birch bark design and green cloth spine. 223pp. Indexed. Content clean, bright and sound with ink previous name on half titlepage. This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request.

Softcover. Condition: Fine in wraps. 12mo., 114 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. Later Edition. ISBN 0820315079. Hardback. Later printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. No Signature.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Translated from the original German by Eithne Wilkins, Ernst Kaiser, and Bill Hopkins. 480 pp. LCC: 7951848 Very good condition; on edges of covers: touches of wear, and some color toning.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. (Vocal Scores, Oratorios, Music) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.