H Abel Robert (37 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Ghost Traps is a compelling collection of twelve short stories that delve into the lives of individuals facing personal crises and profound realizations. From the title story, where a lobsterman teaches a troubled Korean War veteran to fish in hopes of helping him rebuild his life, to "The Connoisseur," which follows a wealthy collector's spiritual awakening in the Himalayan foothills, Abel's narratives explore themes of identity, redemption, and the human condition. Set in diverse locationsfrom Cape Cod to Tibetthese stories showcase characters who confront their limitations and desires with creativity, wit, and endurance. Abel's prose is noted for its energy and directness, capturing the unpredictability of life and the resilience of the human spirit. This copy is in new conditionclean, crisp, and unread. A valuable addition for readers interested in contemporary literary fiction that examines the complexities of human relationships and personal growth.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. HARDCOVER, w/dj. VG/fair. 304pp. Please email w/questions or to request picture(s); refer to our book inventory number. Free media mail shipping. LOCATION WS 12.

hardcover, Condition: Good, Free Press, c.1963, 8vo., cloth, 303pp., illusts., owner's name, good in chipped & worn dj $.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. Tan covers in a white pictorial dust jacket. Map end papers. 8vo, 404 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket is slightly chipped. Boards have only light wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Prior owner name on fep. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Libris.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First edition in very good condition with mylar protected dust jacket. Has very minimal shelf wear.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 304 Seiten; Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 800.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The Role of Comic Strips In American Life, Thoroughly Explored By Critics, Creators, And Scholars. Good+ tight condition with worn and chipped dust jacket. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Black 1/2 cloth, red paper covered boards, spine panel lettered in yellow and white. Slight shelf wear, nearly as issued. Front endsheets mildly toned from a news clipping (now removed) having been laid in. xv,304 pp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1963. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped ($7.50). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. 6.75" wide by 10.25" tall. Illustrated with famous cartoon strips. "The role of comic strips in American life, thoroughly explored by critics, creators, and scholars." Contributors include: Al Capp, Walt Kelly, Heywood Broun, and Allen Saunders. Essays on aspects of Little Orphan Annie; Krazy Kat; Mary Worth; Blondie; Peanuts; etc. Bibliography. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. xv, 304pp.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. FIRST PRINTING. small chip to the unclipped dj. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Foxing on topedge, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with modest interior foxing. Winner of The Flannery O'Connor Award for short fiction.

Brossura edit., pp.397, numerose figure nel testo, foderato con plastica trasparente (nastro adesivo alle guardie), il resto del volume in ottime condizioni -- B005 B156.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Very Good HC in Fair DJ. Red & black cloth over boards, orange & white letters. Bright, clean covers & spine; tightly bound; gift inscription on front free end paper; clean interior. DJ in protective mylar; heavily edge worn; partially split at front cover/spine joint; somewhat sunned on spine. Gift inscription on ffep 'To Mom & Dad | with Love from | Marty | 7/4 63' is from contributor and author Marty Jezer. 8vo, 304 pp; illustrated; biblio. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy of the first softcover edition, warmly inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance. A lovely copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Uncorrected proof. Blue wrappers. Slight fading on the spine else fine.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 80pp, printed wrappers. Scarce and historic early issue, includes The British Crisis by George Orwell, a review of Ernst Juenger's On the Marble Cliffs by Werner Bloch (preceding its English translation by 5 years), as well as reviews by Auden and Isherwood and contributions from other important writers. Unmarked copy; nick at top edge affecting front cover and early leaves; a little toning, wear and soil. Not Signed.

Brossura editoriale. Condition: Ottimo stato. pp.404, con illustrazioni.

Illus with b/w Photos (illustrator). ~ SCARCE EDITION ~. Paperback : soft cover edition in good to better condition, a typical used book with slight wear to edges and spine. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself. Or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. NAM Action for Growing America. Book.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. R320142486: 1963. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. XV + 304 pages - jaquette conservée - ouvrage en anglais - quelques dessins en noir et blanc dans le texte. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Stevens, Peter (Cover); Petrie, J.H.; Reck, Robert; Tellenius, Clarence (illustrator). First Edition. 102 pages. Great cover photo of boy writing love letter while sister looks on. Features; Nice GMC pickup truck ad; Nice half-page two-colour ad for the John Deere No. 5 mower; Nice ad for 1952 Ford cars; Foot and Mouth disease discovered at farm of Leonard Wass of McLean, Saskatchewan - a major threat to Canada's billion-dollar livestock industry; Green Leaves Falling (story); The perennial problem of soil losses from erosion; Farewell to the Years (storyy); Frontier Family - The Ardills of Farrell Creek, B.C. - photo-illustrated article; So You're Getting Power - article for farmers being connected to the electrical grid; Line Breeding for Daily Gain - some account of beef cattle improvement work at the U.S. Range Livestock Experiment Station, Miles City, Montana; Runaway Trailer (story) - part II; Caterpillar diesel farm tractor ad features photo of J.B. Francis of Sedley, Saskatchewan; One-page ad for the 1952 Meteor car; Vintage 2/3-page photo-illustrated ad for the new Case DC-4 tractor; Sam Harker of Standoff, Alberta raises sheep; Fantastic vintage one-page multiple-photo ad for Farmhad loaders and power boxes displays their gangly equipment handling big loads; Ben Lodoen of Fox Valley, Saskatchewan and his irrigation improvement; Nice one-page two-colour photo ad for Firestone tractor tires features Lawrence O. Larson; Nice vintage one-page two-colour ad for the Ferguson Twenty 85 tractor; 2/3-page ads for the Cockshutt seed drill and Drive-o-matic Combine; Nice photo ad for the Oliver No. 8 tractor; One-page Dodge car ad - "test the new Oriflow Ride"; Nice one-page photo ad for the Massey-Harris No. 509 one-way disc with roto-lift; Nice ad for Ford tractors; Ad for Dodge 'Job-Rated" trucks; Fordson Major tractor ad; Fargo truck ad; Excellent one-page ad for Ford Trucks features their three V-8 engines; Lovely colour-photo ad inside back cover for Swiss watches; Awesome colour-photo ad on back cover features a variety of Minneapolis-Moline machinery at work on the prairie. Please note: pages 49, 50, 55 and 56 missing. Center page loose but present. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy of this nice issue.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Brandreth, Bob; Lemoult, Adolph; Mocniak, George; Owen, Burt (illustrator). First Edition. An early men's publication in the model of Playboy. 74 pages with color and black and white photos. Features: Photo feature of Lynne Vandmar, originally from Philadelphia; Snug as a Bug - humor by John Novotny; America's Brand of Sick Humor is Catching Europe With Its Quarantines Down - article by Bob Abel; The Female of the Species - fiction by Mike McGrady; Wasteland Watchwords - TV expressions applied to bawdy photos; Go Sell it on the Mountain - satirical article by Ralph Schoenstein; Note to the Shape Shapers - Robert G. Elliott's humorous response to couteriers attempting to flatten women fore and aft; Love in the Shrouds - fiction by Jerry Bumpus; Richard Brooks - the director of Elmer Gantry and Lord Jim has unusual thoughts about movie censors, movie sexpots and movie critics - photo-illustrated article by Dave Jampel; Men's sportcoat fashion photos; Peter, Paul and Mary - brief article and photo of this rising group; My Name is The Wind - fiction by Evan Hunter; Pictorial essay of a New York car rally; Gypsy - tasteful black and white photo feature of Rosa Sylvia Teiros, a U.N. translator of gypsy extraction. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.