Editor Robert Schwartz (109 results)

paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Mildly Edgeworn. First Edition. Pages are clean and binding is tight.

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 10 p. Audience: General/trade.

paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Great. Dust Jacket Condition: Good w Protective Coverin. Later Printing. Pages are tight in binding with some minor yellowing. A Previous owner has placed her name in pen on the top right corner of the title page. Dust jacket has some foxing and tears. There is a yellowing old price sticker on the front of the cover that has not been removed to prevent damage. Dust jacket is in a protective cover Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. B&w Photos (illustrator). 1st. 1st thus edition; foreword by Karl Shapiro; 384 clean, unmarked pages; An intimate account of the sudden rise to literary fame and long, inexorable decline of Delmore Schwartz, a complex and deeply troubled man who was keenly aware of his own inner contradictions, as revealed by his correspondence. [10] p. of plates.

Paperback. Condition: Good. In 1969, Ayn Rand gave a series of informal lectures on the art of nonfiction to a select group of friends and associates. Rand, guided solely by a brief outline, discussed all aspects of creating effective nonfiction, a skill she believed could be learned and mastered by any rational person. Now, for the first time, the edited transcripts of these remarkable sessions are available to readers and writers This book, an essential companion piece to Ayn Randâs The Art of Fiction, is at once a probing philosophical discourse on the art of creation and an invaluable guide â" from preparing an outline to polishing a draft to mastering an individual writing style. Index. 192p.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Diana Ejaita "Cultivated" Cover Art; Meredith Southard, Benjamin Schwartz, Edward Steed, Mick Stevens, Lonnie Millsap, Robert Leighton, Liana Finch, Emily Flake, Etc (illustrator). 1st. 78 clean, unmarked pages; items by/about: Poetry (Billy Collins, Ishmael Reed), Masha Green (Letter from Riga: Russia's Independent Media0; Alayssa Brandt (Shouts & Murmurs); Molly Fisher (brave New World Dept.; Infant Formula & Nutrition); Eachel Aviv (Profiles: Agnes Callard & love); ; William Finnegan (Local Correspondents: Can Penn Station Ever be Fixed?); Rivka Galchen (short Story); Talk of the Town; Music, Theatre, Book Reviews, Etc.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. B&w Photos (illustrator). 1st. foreword by Karl Shapiro; 384 clean, unmarked pages; An intimate account of the sudden rise to literary fame and long, inexorable decline of Delmore Schwartz, a complex and deeply troubled man who was keenly aware of his own inner contradictions, as revealed by his correspondence. [10] p. of plates.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Ontario Review Pr., Princeton, NJ, 1984. FINE hardcover book in VERY GOOD+ mylar-protected dust-jacket. Closed tear on DJ's front panel. Spine of DJ faded. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. First Edition, First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ Dust Jacket. First Edition. 1st printing of 1st edition. From a private collection. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text clean; shelfwear minimal. An all-around very nice copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Very Good. Ships Out Tomorrow!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book has mild rubbing to covers, partial barcode sticker to back, mild wear to edges, slight bubbling to top edge of front endpaper. otherwise in great condition, strong binding, bright and unmarked pages; some light cosmetic wear but an overall sturdy copy with clean interiors.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. Publisher: W. W. Norton, New York, 1993. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. As new. Pristine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st printing; 143 clean, unmarked pages.19 essays (bagatelles) including such topics as the meaning of existentialism, the abominations of the telephone, fear of having one's picture taken, theories of Hamlet's behavior and Don Giovanni's promiscuity; seven were previously published, the rest were discovered amon the poet's papers at Yale:

hardcover. Condition: As New. Looks almost new, tight and solid. Very clean with no markings or writing. 100% Money Back Guarantee on all Items. We believe in providing accurate grading on used books and excellent customer service.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Second printing; first printing, February, 2001. Lt. shelf wear. Pages fine. A remarkable series of lectures on the art of creating effective nonfiction by one of the 20th century's most profound writers and thinkers--now available for the first time in print. Culled from sixteen informal lectures Ayn Rand delivered to a select audience in the late 1960s, this remarkable work offers indispensable guidance to the aspiring writer of nonfiction while providing readers with a fascinating discourse on art and creation. Based on the concept that the ability to create quality nonfiction is a skill that can be learned like any other, The Art of Nonfiction takes readers through the writing process, step-by-step, providing insightful observations and invaluable techniques along the way. In these edited transcripts, Rand discusses the psychological aspects of writing, and the different roles played by the conscious and unconscious minds. From choosing a subject to polishing a draft to mastering an individual writing style--for authors of theoretical works or those leaning toward journalistic reporting--this crucial resource introduces the words and ideas of one of our most enduring authors to a new generation. 192 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. [Milledgeville, GA]: [Georgia College & State University]. Fine. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Printed wrappers [about 7" x 10"], 181 pages plus ads at the rear. Fine copy. 150.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. NEW YORK: Norton (1993). First edition, first printing (indicated by full number sequence, including the 1). Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Remainder line lower edge. A tight, clean copy, which appears unread. NOT price-clipped.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. wear/soil. W/full markings, bookplate and/or pocket. Has some wave to pages from improper storage. Ex-Library Size: 4to. Ex-Library.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. Includes contributions by James Merrill, Octavio Paz, John Peck, Mark Strand, John Malcolm Brinnin, James McMichael, Robert Lowell, Eleanor Ross Taylor, Margo Lockwood, Nicholas Christopher, Constance St. John Marchiel, Ricardo da Silveira Lobo Sternberg, Alice Mattison, Richard Howard, Jonathan Galassi, Barry Spacks, Helen Vendler, Frank Bidart, David Ferry, F.R. Leavis, Eugenio Montale, Peter Taylor, Donald Gertmenian, Elizabeth Bishop, Peter Kaplan, Todd Boli, Horace, William Nestrick, J.V. Cunningham, Robert Pinsky, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Eliot, Proust, Stein, and Dante and more - mostly poetry but some essays including Brinnin on first meeting Auden, and David Gertmenian on Rereading Howl. Illustrated with collages by Ralph Hamilton. Notes on contributors. 249 pp plus ads. Very good in cream wrappers (some toning to covers, light crease to front cover, short tear to lower corner of rear cover).

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Magazine. 48p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, reviews, news, ads, cartoons, photos, very good glossy magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover story on Shanghai. Robert Patrick very astute and interesting study of four gay playwrights named Wilson; Lanford Wilson, Doric Wilson, Robert Wilson and Tom Wilson. Crisp on the Divine Miss M.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Black & White Photographs/Diagram (illustrator). Working copy, but in pretty good condition, textblock is clean and tight. Some small tearing to head and foot of spine and slight edge wear. 98pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" 12" Tall. Paperback.

Stapled Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Ten & 3/4-inch x Fourteen & 1/4-inch; Folio; very good overall; contents include: Elvis Costello; The Flesh Eaters; Lydia Lunch; The Neats. (48 pages).

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, 9-1/4 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly chipped with a couple of small tears and the jacket's spine is faded. xxii, (1) - 384 pages, with a section of 10 pages of illustrations inserted. Very good. First edition.

First edition Fine and very bright in like dustjacket with crisp unread text. Short line to bottom edge. Very attractive edition.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. First edition thus, first printing Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.