Martin Edwin Editors (12 results)

First edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite number line upon copyright page). x, 321 pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed, "2001" handwritten in faded ink at front panel's top right. Beige cloth with metallic purple stamped spine lettering. Some soiling to top edge and fore-edge. Obtrusive ink marginalia on Table of Contents leaf; frequent pencil underlining and margin marks within Introduction; ink underlining and margin marks within Chapter 2. No other such markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal and interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A good copy in a very good- dust jacket. With Preface, Introduction by James H. Justus, "Humor of the Old South: A Comprehensive Bibliography" compiled by Ed Piacentino (pages 263-309), Contributors (short biographical essays of contributing authors), and Index. Features seventeen chapters within three sections all titled as follows: ORIGIN AND INFLUENCES, {Chapter #1} "The Origins of the Humor of the Old South" by J.A. Leo Lemay, {2} "'Sleepy Hollow' Comes South: Washington Irving's Influence on Old Southwestern Humor" by Ed Piacentino, {#3} The Function of Women in Old Southwestern Humor: Rereading Porter's 'Big Bear' and 'Quarter Race' Collections" by William E. Lenz, {4} "Contesting the Boundaries of Race and Gender in Old Southwestern Humor" by Ed Piacentino, {5} "Darkness Visible: Race and Pollution in Southwestern Humor" by Scott Romine, PERSPECTIVES ON EARLIER AUTHORS-1830-1860, {6} "The Prison House of Gender: Masculine Confinement and Escape in Southwest Humor" by Gretchen Martin, {7} "Augustan Nostalgia and Patrician Disdain in A.B. Longstreet's 'Georgia Scenes'" by Kurt Albert Mayer, {8} "A Biographical Reading of A.B. Longstreet's 'Georgia Scenes'" by David Rachels, {9} "A Sadder Simon Suggs: Freedom and Slavery in the Humor of Johnson Hooper" by Johanna Nicol Shields, {10} "Revising Southern Humor: William Tappan Thompson and Major Jones Letters" by David C. Estes, {11} "Backwoods Civility, or How the Ring-Tailed Roarer Became a Gentle Man for David Crockett, Charles F.M. Noland, and William Tappan Thompson" by James E. Caron, {12} "Bench and Bar: Baldwin's Lawyerly Humor" by Mary Ann Wimsat, {13} "The Good Doctor: O.B. Mayer and 'Human Natur,'" by Edwin T. Arnold, THE LITERARY LEGACY, {14} "An Old Southwesterner Abroad: Cultural Frontiers and the Landmark American Humor of J. Ross Browne's 'Yusef'" by Joseph Csicsila, {15} "Mark Twain: The Victorian of Southwestern Humor" by Leland Krauth, {16} "Jason Compson and Sut Lovingood: Southwestern Humor as Stream of Consciousness," by Stephen M. Ross, and {17} "Southwestern Humor, Erskine Caldwell, and the Comedy of Frustration" by R.J. Gray. ISBN 0813121949.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st printing; dj w/staining on reverse, rubbing, lite wear, in mylar; gray c w/gilt titles on black; 448 clean, unmarked pages/index; lite toningof end papers; owner's stamp. a landmark collection of scientific papers exploring how the human brain perceives, selects, transforms, elaborates, and registers information into memory. It bridges the gap between separate fields like learning, perception, and cognitive psychology.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 48pp + 4pp card covers. The fifty-seventh issue of Ambit - a quarterly collection of poetry, short stories, drawings and criticism. This issue contains the work of thirteen poets. Four illustrations by Susan Sterne and drawings by Ron Sandford. Green titling on white b/g with duo-tone photograph on front cover. Staple bound. Touch of shelf wear to tip of top and tail of spine. Clean inside pages. In near fine condition. Appears unread. Susan Sterne; Ron Sandford (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 60pp + 4pp card covers. The sixty-first issue of Ambit - a quarterly collection of poetry, short stories, drawings and criticism. This issue contains the work of ten poets. Drawings by Michael Harrison, Raymond Halton and Ron Sandford. Cover illustration by Mike Foreman. Cerise banner on front cover with white titling and black lettering. Staple bound. Shelf wear to tip of top and tail of spine and top right hand corner. Clean inside pages. Appears unread. Michael Harrison; Raymond Halton; Ron Sandford; Mike Foreman (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 52pp + 4pp card covers. The fifty-eighth issue of Ambit - a quarterly collection of poetry, short stories, drawings and criticism. This issue contains the work of ten poets. Illustrated feature article The O. M. Theatre of Nitsche by Kurt Benning and Rudger Joppien. Black titling on white b/g with red lettering and b/w photograph on front cover. Staple bound. Touch of shelf wear to tip of top and tail of spine. Clean inside pages. In near fine condition. Appears unread. Kurt Benning (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 48pp + 4pp card covers. The fifty-ninth issue of Ambit - a quarterly collection of poetry, short stories, drawings and criticism. This issue contains the work of ten poets. Drawings and front cover illustration by Sandra Campbell. Lemon titling on white b/g with black lettering and illustration on front cover. Staple bound. Shelf wear to tip of top and tail of spine. Slight damage and crease to top of spine hinge on front cover. Clean inside pages. Appears unread. Sandra Campbell (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 56pp + 4pp card covers. The sixty-fourth issue of Ambit - a quarterly collection of poetry, short stories, drawings and criticism. This issue contains the work of twelve poets. Drawings by Arturo Laskus, Patrick Hughes and Martin Leman. Cover photograph by Martin Leman. Yellow titling on white b/g. Staple bound. Shelf wear to top and tail of spine and lower right hand corner. Clean inside pages. Appears unread. Arturo Laskus; Patrick Hughes; Martin Leman (illustrator).…

Condition: VG. Washington 1972. Lg.8vo., 448pp., index. Ownership stamp on front free pastedown. VG in Good DJ, rubbed and a bit worn.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 96pp + wrap around card covers. The sixty-fifth issue of Ambit - a quarterly collection of poetry, short stories, drawings and criticism. This issue is designed by Derek Birdsall in a new format with plain inner card covers and wrap-around outer covers. It contains the work of twelve poets. Centre section of poems and prose printed on yellow paper. Drawings by Peter Blake and Ralph Steadman. Together with four new drawings by David Hockney. Black and white cover design by O.T. In fine condition. Appears unread. Robert Macauley; Peter Blake; Ralph Steadman; David Hockney (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Ix, 370 Pp. Hardcover, First Printing Indicated. Near Fine In Near Fine Jacket, Not Price-Clipped, Wear Along Top Of Rear Panel Of Dj. Inscribed By Aleta Wallach. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Volume 9, parts 1-5 bound together in full leather. The boards are shelf rubbed, edge worn and marked, but are strong and sturdy despite this. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat and complete. The binding is secure. Very heavy - extra postage may be incurred. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Volume 8, part 1-5. 5 volumes bound together in full leather. The boards are shelf rubbed and worn, but remain strong and sturdy. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages within are neat, crisp and complete. The binding is secure. Heavy - extra postage may be incurred. JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. …