John Kennedy Toole Walker Percy (49 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Reissue Edition; Seventh Printing. 405 pages; light smudges to the exterior edges of textblock. Pencil markings on half title page. Moderate rubbing to the covers. No markings on text pages. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Hard cover. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. reprint. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 480 p. Audience: General/trade. near new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. .hardcover edition with d.j. text has NO writing.NOT EX-LIBRARY COPY. HARDCOVER EDITION WITH DUSTJACKET .nice copy.binding is solid.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 416 pages. 7.05x4.49x1.14 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. Light scuffs & scratches to the softcover. Tanned textblock edge. Content is in very good, clean condition.

Condition: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Sanjulián (Clemente, Manuel Pérez); Morance, Peter (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. First US paperback edition. Black Cat Book. Grove B-452. Originally published in the US by Louisiana State University Press in 1980. Three page foreword by Walker Percy. The spine has some reading creasing and the title lettering is faded. The front cover has reading creasing down the left side next to the spine and there is a little discolouration to the rear cover. Insides of covers and pages browned but otherwise unmarked. Cover painting by Sanjulian (Manuel Pérez Clemente) and cover design by Peter Morance. First printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus; First Printing. 20th Anniversary Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 338 pages; 2000 LSU Press. HC/DJ. 1st edition, thus: 1st printing of the 20th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Codrescu. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright color pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $24.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Feels and appears generally unread; no marks of any kind. Just a hint of shelf evidence to jacket edges. About as new. NF/NF.

Grove Press, 1985. First paperback edition, tenth printing. Fair condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

Grove Press, 1982. First paperback edition, seventh printing. Good Plus condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

Grove Press, 1986. First paperback edition, eleventh printing. Good condition. Previous owner's name present. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 433 Seiten; Zustand geprüft. Sehr gut erhalten FO 650961 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

Grove Press, 1982. First paperback edition, fourth printing. Good Plus condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book has mild rubbing and bumping to edges of spine and corners of cover, faint toning and foxing to edgeblock, mild scuffing to cover, and a small spot of sticker residue to front cover. otherwise book is in very good condition with a bright cover, clean pages, and a strong binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated eighth printing. Oatmeal colored full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, fine. Matte mustard lime endpapers. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine, square. Dust wrapper, slight wear; unclipped 14.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper features gold medallion at front panel: "Winner of The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction". Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated: "Seventh Printing (June, 1981). Tan with greenish tint, full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, fine. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine, square; remains tightly bound and relatively as new. Dust wrapper, fine; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Matches first printing in design and quality with classic Ed Lindloff wrapper illustration; identical to the third printing with Chicago Sun-Times blurb at back jacket panel. Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 1980 at title page and copyright page. Stated second printing. Light green full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, moderate shelf, corner wear. Pages generally very good; no writing. Couple at back, lower text block with moderate discoloration. Light olive green endpapers. Bind fine, square. Scarce near very good second (2nd) printing. Sadly, the author, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32, after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by professor and author Walker Percy on tipped-in leaf prior half-title page: "Walker Percy." Percy, a professor and author himself, was instrumental in having this discovered gem miraculously published. 1980 at title page and copyright. Stated second printing. Light beige w/hint of green, full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine with attractive toning; no writing. Light olive endpapers. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original first edition dust wrapper without Sun-Times review blurb at back panel, moderate edge wear, rub, crease; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Scarce very good second printing in same first edition wrapper. The author of this hilarious satire, John Kennedy Toole, took his own life at 32 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Toole's mother, finally was able to have her son's work posthumously published; and, as fate would have it, the satirical novel won the Pulitzer Prize. "A masterwork of comedy. pungeant slapstick, sature and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue" (New York Time). Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Contributor.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. True first edition; 1980 at title page and copyright pages without additional printings stated. One of only 2,500 of the first printing. Tan full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages generally near fine, no writing; few at front with little discoloration at edge. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, light shelf wear, rub; unclipped 12.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Features the classic humored wrapper illustration by Ed Lindlof. First edition wrapper, without Chicago Sun-Times blurb, and Walker Percy summmary review at rear panel. Rare near fine first edition in same wrapper. Includes original hand written signed letter and play-list by Thelma Ducoing Toole dated February 7, 1982. Mrs. Toole was the mother of John Kennedy Toole, author of "A Confederacy of Dunces." Beautifully composed message contains songs for the seasons and 'nostalgic' songs. One of which written by Thelma Toole entitled "New Orleans" and another "Everywhere You Go" for her son, John Kennedy Toole. Original envelope w/New Orleans post office stamp features Thelma's address label and the American flag 20 cent stamp of the time. Letter has been folded twice and once more vertically. It was through Thelma Toole's great efforts that her late son's satirical novel was finally posthumously published with assistance from professor and author Walker Percy. The unique satire soon garnered much acclaim and then the Pulitzer, twelve years after her son took his life in despair from rejection of this very novel. He did this at 31 years of age in 1969 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue!" - NYT. Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece''. Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that the novel was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author's Mother.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. First Printing (1980 Date On Title And Copyright Pages, No Additional Printing Indicated.) In First Issue Dust Jacket (Price Clipped, Walker Percy Review On Back Panel, No Sun Times Review). Near Fine Book, Slight Bumping At Bottom Of Spine, Some Rubbing At Part Of Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine With 1/32" Pull Tear At Top Of Spine. Ownership Signature Of The Father Of A Friend Of Toole's ( Who Brought Toole Over To His Home). Dj With Wear And Minute Losses At Corners, A 7/8" Long, Up To 1/4" Deep Chip At Top Of Spine.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition, fourth printing of Toole's Pulitzer Prize winning classic, published eleven years after his death with the help of his mother and Walker Percy, who contributed the forward. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1980. Publisher's tan cloth boards, spine titled in black, pp. xii, 338. Pen mark to page following the forward, else a fine copy in an about very good, price-clipped dust jacket showing shelfwear, chipping and a light dampstain to the verso of the back panel, protected in archival mylar.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First paperback edition. Foreword by Walker Percy. Page edges a little darkened, faint creases on the spine, sound and very good or better. Inscribed by Walker Percy to Matthew Monahan. Posthumously published novel that won the Pulitzer Prize. *Burgess 99.*.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lindlof, Ed (Wrapper Illustration) (illustrator). First Edition. True first edition; 1980 at title page and copyright pages without additional printings stated. One of only 2,500 first printings. Tan full cloth boards, black stylized spine titles, light shelf wear, moderate discoloration at back board. Pages generally near fine, clean; moderate discoloration to apprx. 1" of lower exterior text block corner. Classic vintage inscription at front endpaper: "Mardi Gras 1982, Dear Claudia and Bob, This is very appropriate to the season. A crazy read! Rich." Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, chip, crease; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. First edition wrapper without Chicago Sun-Times blurb at back panel. Rare near very good first edition in same matching wrapper. "A masterwork of comedy. pungent slapstick, satire and intellectual incongruities. make for a grand comic fugue!" - NYT. Presented here is "a great slob of a man in violent revolt against the entire twentieth century!" This book's unusual path to success began in 1976 when John Kennedy Toole's mother Thelma, using a walker, hobbled into the office of novelist Walker Percy at Loyola University. She was followed by a chauffeur carrying a manuscript that she told Mr. Percy was a ''masterpiece." It was through Thelma Toole's great efforts that her late son's satirical novel was finally posthumously published with assistance from professor and author Walker Percy. This unique satire soon garnered acclaim and then the Pulitzer, twelve years after her son took his life in despair from rejection of this very novel. He did this at 31 years of age in 1969 after facing consistent rejection from nearly every American publisher. Walker Percy reluctantly agreed to read it. He became entranced as he read, and decided that it was ''a major achievement, a huge comic-satiric-tragic one-of-a-kind rendering of life in New Orleans.'' After several more publishers rejected the book, Louisiana State University Press agreed to take a chance with a first printing of only 2,500. The soon to be Pulitzer Prize winner went on to 50,000 copies in hard cover and nearly 600,000 in paperback within three years. Manufactured in the United States of America. 338 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Grove Press, 1981. First paperback edition, third printing. Very Good Plus condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

Grove Press, 1981. First paperback edition, second printing. Good Plus condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

Grove Press, 1981. First paperback edition, third printing. Very Good Plus condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.

Grove Press, 1982. First paperback edition, first printing. Good Plus condition. Written by John Kennedy Toole and published posthumously in 1980, the novel became a cult classic and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1981. Its protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, is an unforgettable, larger-than-life character whose misadventures and scathing critiques of the world around him provide sharp social commentary. The novel's blend of humor, pathos, and keen observation makes it a distinctive voice in American literature, and its story of how the manuscript was championed by Toole's mother and brought to publication by author Walker Percy adds to its legacy. The novel is celebrated not only for its literary merits but also for its role in highlighting the richness of Southern literature and the complexities of human experience.