Long Shaw (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more. It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a hamster; to consequences of accidental gluing, the imagined world of extreme shopping, and the delightfully surreal world of canine dating, these 15 boldly imaginative stories range across a multitude of genres and themes.Each proves the power of the short story to disarm, tickle or simply entertain.

Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Slight foxing. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). iv, 434pp + plates. 8 b/w plates. Maroon hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. First US paperback edition. Originally published in hard covers by Doubleday in 1986. The spine has a reading crease with some heavy rubbing to the top corner next to the front cover, a small surface chip and a little edge rubbing. The front cover has some rubbing at the top left corner and the covers have some edge wear. Browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Demi-cuir. Condition: Très bon. Edition originale. 896 pages sous reliure demi-cuir, traces d'usure superficielles, volume complet de toutes ses pages et robuste, au dos préservé (coiffes et coins légèrement enfoncés). Attention : poids important (plus de 1,5 kilogramme), hausse des frais de port à envisager. EN STOCK : tous les exemplaires de ce journal bimensuel sous même reliure de 1879 à 1894, soit quatre-vingt treize volumes (nous consulter pour un éventuel achat groupé). TABLE DES MATIERES - Marcel REYMOND : "La Formation du génie de Rubens", Louis GALLET : "Théâtre, musique", Jules CASE : "Drame et Comédie", S.-B. de COURPON : "Plaies mondaines", Guillaume FERRERO : "Les Mères cruelles", Prince de VALORI : "A propos de l'Otello de Verdi", Antoine ALBALAT : "M. Jean Aicard et la Provence", E. RODOCANACHI : "Les Livres nouveaux", Georges FRAPPIER : "Deux heures à l'Exposition du livre", Léon DAUDET : "Quinzaine littéraire", Paul HAMELLE : "Une Fronde anglaise", Hector de la FERRIÈRE : "Une duchesse d'Uzès du XVIe siècle (1er et 2e articles)", Princesse SCHAHOWSKOY-STRECHNEFF : "Une amie de Catherine II (1re et 2e parties)", Hugues LE ROUX : "Notes sur la Norvège (3e, 4e, 5e et 6e parties)", G.-Eugène SIMON : "Le Familiat (1re et 2e parties)", Paola LOMBROSO : "Quelques idées cosmogoniques des enfants et des sauvages", Dr PASCAL : "Les Théosophes", Anna LAMPERIÈRE : "L'Éducation de la femme", Marquis de CASTELLANE : "Les Maladies du siècle", Mathilde SHAW : "Avec mes amis Iroquois", Juliette ADAM : "Lettres sur la Politique extérieure", De MARCÈRE : "Chronique politique", Pierre LOTI : "Le Désert (1re, 2e et 3e parties)", H. FAURE : "Voyage dans mon pays, de Garrett", Dauphin MEUNIER : "Élégies", Stanislas MEUNIER : "Le Trimestre scientifique", S. P. : "Le Baron de Meyronnet Saint-Marc", Émile DESCHAMPS : "La Fête de Vénus à Chypre", Colonel CHAILLÉ-LONG : "La Corée ou Tchöseu", Henri MONTECORBOLI : "Les Démolitions du centre de Florence", Ch. BRUNET : "Rêverie", Noël BLACHE : "Le Trimestre agricole", Mme de GRIVAL : "La Bonté russe", Jean HESS : "L'Ame nègre (2e et 3e parties)", X : "Une comtesse sans préjugés", DESTIN : "Mieux que l'Amour (1re et 2e parties)", Francis MARATUECH : "Un ami", Jean SIGAUX : "Le Coup du mandarin". Livre.

Paperback. Condition: New. This anthology showcases the very best in humorous short story writing, by outstanding contemporary women writers, including Kathy Lette, Sadia Azmat, Lucy Vine, Josie Long, Paula Lennon, and many more. It includes the winning and shortlisted stories from the Comedy Women in Print Short Story Prize.From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a hamster; to consequences of accidental gluing, the imagined world of extreme shopping, and the delightfully surreal world of canine dating, these 15 boldly imaginative stories range across a multitude of genres and themes.Each proves the power of the short story to disarm, tickle or simply entertain.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New small quarto x + 262pp., b/w pls., notes, index, 'Is Melbourne really the world's most liveable city'. 12 diverse authors drag Australian urban studies into the 21st century.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very mild shelfwear. I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

First Edition."he faithfully records in a quaint small boy way his father's attitude toward the Mexican War and various political questions of the day. Later we hear the talk of McKinley, of John Sherman, then an old man, of Penrose and Mr. Lodge, young Senators then. of his relations with his fiery and impetuous junior, Theodore Roosevelt". This copy with folded typed letter signed by Long laid in to "E. H. Goss" of Melrose, Massachusetts. Letter thanks Goss for his letter, reminisces of their time in the Mass. House of Representatives together, and says he's including a steel engraving "which I think is just the thing you want to paste in the book you speak of". The letter is dated 1898, so not the engraving for this book. Scarce thus. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips, scotch tape to exterior top spine end and front flap corner.