Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1990
ISBN 10: 0374217513 ISBN 13: 9780374217518
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c1990. Hardcover, Stated First Edition, Book poor water damage, good reading copy,/Dust Jacket Very Good. A little cover soiling, a little cover edge rubbing, a little dust jacket soiling. 277 p. ; 24 cm. Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. South Africa - - Fiction. Domestic fiction. Binding is HB. ISBN: 0374217513.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. BF6 - A hard cover later printing withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards gold lettering and graphics on the spine and a gold graphic on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the front endpaper, top outside paper edges, title page, and dedication page plus the dust jacket endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine that wraps around onto the back plus the endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A book published in the centennial year of Lincoln's death. It is a sequence of poems-lyrics, meditations, narratives, recollections through history--that are based on a lifelong interest in Lincoln and the Civil War. By the author of "The Fault of Angels," "No Quarter Given," "Main Line West," "A Lamp on the Plains," "Far from Cibola," "The Habit of Empire," "The Common Heart," "Give Me Possession," and "A Distant Trumpet." 74p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 2000
ISBN 10: 0374191603 ISBN 13: 9780374191603
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BV3 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in textured orange paper covered boards quarter bound in red paper with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine and on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel that examines the transitions that a family goes through over a period of sixty years. The founding couple are a Saskatchewan woman and her Scottish husband whose daughter eventually lives in France with her Turkish-English husband. The author is a winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for First Fiction. By the author of "A Private State." 259p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, New York, USA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0374216495 ISBN 13: 9780374216498
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BC3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with the usual library stamps on the front endpaper and top outside paper edges plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine wrapping around onto the back plus the dust jacket endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The novel is set in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1938. The main character is a nine year old who was orphaned by a zeppelin crash. He grows up in a hotel under the care of his magnetic uncle and then they work together as guards in Halifax's three room Glace Museum. He is trying to keep the affection of the young woman who is caretaker of the small Jewish cemetery. In a flight of romanticism she decides to leave to be a Jew in Amsterdam. She leaves her job and becomes involved with another young man who is obsessed with the horrific news being broadcast from Europe. Two of the author's novels have been finalists for the National Book Award. By the author of "The Northern Lights" and "The Bird Artist." 310p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1996
ISBN 10: 0374216967 ISBN 13: 9780374216962
First Edition
Paper Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. AA4 - In fine condition; clean, crisp, tight and bright copy. Mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2000
ISBN 10: 0374324468 ISBN 13: 9780374324469
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CF3 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. Stated first edition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in burgandy paper covered boards with silver lettering on the spine with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A novel about a young woman, fifteen years old, who reaches for love and poetry from a twenty-nine year old poet though she knows he has his own world of work, adult friends, and a glamorous ex-fiancee. She finds herself tumbling headlong into a world of complex relationships and dangerous desires. 183p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2000
ISBN 10: 0374199329 ISBN 13: 9780374199326
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. BU3 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in green paper covered boards quarter bound in burgandy paper with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the half-title page and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine that wraps around onto the back plus the endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. A novel about a girl trapped working in the cane fields of Martinique. She is later forced to move from her village to the island's politically restive capital where her aunt introduces her to the unsavory business of nightlife among the mulatto elite. The author is a winner of the French Prix Novembre. 169p. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 0374169993 ISBN 13: 9780374169992
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CG5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in white paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine and graphics blind stamped on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front endpaper, and title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the front and back endlflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus there is a library label on the back plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel that depicts the financial chaos that followed the stock-market crash of 1987 and its effects on the lives of the wealthy, greedy, ambitious characters who people the world of London Finance. 192p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 1983
ISBN 10: 0374517835 ISBN 13: 9780374517830
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. BF2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated white wraps with very light yellowing on the outside paper edges plus the is some light creasing on the spine plus there is some very, very light edge wear around the covers' edges. A novel set in New York city. The main character, a woman in her 70s and a concert pianist, has retired to New York City. An encounter with an old friend leads to her giving a benefit at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine which in turn leads to new friendships and her involvement in the life in and around the Cathedral. By the author of "A Swiftly Tilting Planet," "Wrinkle in Time," "A Wind in the Door," "The Irrational Season," "A Circle of Quiet," and "The Arm of the Starfish." 388p. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1994
ISBN 10: 0374115540 ISBN 13: 9780374115548
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. BZ3 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. Stated first edition. A tight, clean, sound copy in charcoal paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with metallic copper lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, label, and pocket on the title page and back endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. Translated from the Danish by Barbara Haveland. Set in the sealed-off world of an elite private school, an experiment in controlling children has tragic consequences. A look at notions of education, childhood and the nature of time itself. By the author of "Smilla's Sense of Snow," "The Woman and the Ape" and "The History of Danish Dreams." 277p. Size: 6.25"x9.25". Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0965680592 ISBN 13: 9780965680592
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BC5 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some light overall rubbing plus there is some light creasing on the back cover. A novel about gay life during the plague years that also a story about love and loss and the redemptive powers of fiction. By the author of "The Law of Enclosures" and "Martin and John." 458p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0374261059 ISBN 13: 9780374261054
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. BF2 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, front free endpaper, and title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a library label on the back plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers. A novel set in 1907 Australia. It is set in the Blue Mountains of Australia and a young pharmacist's assistant falls in love with a man who comes to town to photograph clouds and the shadows they cast. 322p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1995, 1995
ISBN 10: 0374166730 ISBN 13: 9780374166731
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. ISBN:0374166730. VG+/VG. 402 pp. DJ lightly rubbed with light, shallow edge creases. Spine tight, square. Interior very clean. No marks.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 1993, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993
ISBN 10: 0374266441 ISBN 13: 9780374266448
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.
ISBN:0374266441. VG/VG. Sixth printing. Apparent book club ed. 453 pp. DJ rubbed with shallow edge curls and creasing. Bottom spine edge creased with 1/4" open tear. Page edges have scattered, very light smudging. Spine square, tight. Interior very clean and bright. No marks. Nice reading copy.
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Published by New York, NY, U.S.A. Farrar Straus & Giroux (T) 1991., 1991
ISBN 10: 0374115397 ISBN 13: 9780374115395
Seller: Aaron Books, Whittaker, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 0374115397 perfect, found in sealed box in closet.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990, 1990
Seller: Pensees Bookshop, Charleston, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. Lightly rubbed dj.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1990
ISBN 10: 0374522138 ISBN 13: 9780374522131
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1997
ISBN 10: 0374524912 ISBN 13: 9780374524913
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, Later Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1989
ISBN 10: 0374380783 ISBN 13: 9780374380786
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Some light edgewear. Previous owner's inscription on the free front endpaper, text is otherwise clean and tight in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1985
ISBN 10: 0374216959 ISBN 13: 9780374216955
Seller: McCauley Books, Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 289 #ed pages.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993
ISBN 10: 0374185026 ISBN 13: 9780374185022
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. CA5 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy quarter bound in black cloth with white paper covered boards and red lettering on the spine plus with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library labels and stamps on the front and back endpapers and title page. The dust jacket is in very good- condition with no visible signs of wear and in a mylar sleeve plus with a library label on the spine. Translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside. The author is the editor of the German journal 'Kursbuch.' This is the story of a Prussian hypnotist and neurologist who craves worldly success in his search for the biological secret of genius. In the period between the two World Wars he is given the chance to dissect the brain of the dead Russian leader and it is his first opportunity to identify genius in its raw state. Times are grave though with hostilities mounting between Germany and Russia. This is the author's first novel. 266p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, New York, USA, 2000
ISBN 10: 0374281904 ISBN 13: 9780374281908
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. BU4 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. Stated first edition with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in charcoal gray paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with silver lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a small (less than 0.25") closed tear on the back at the top left corner plus there is some scattered light rubbing plus there is some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom spine edges. A biography of Manuel Puig that examines the influences on his writing, his emergence to worldwide recognition as a literary figure, and his unconventional way of life. By the author of "The Subversive Scribe." Published works, endnotes, acknowledgments, indexed, 448p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1999
ISBN 10: 0374192030 ISBN 13: 9780374192037
Seller: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. G/none, used hc, 394pp. Three-quarter navy colored paper over boards with black cloth and gilt text on spine; slight soiliing; slight edge wear with tips bumped. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight.
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Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1989
ISBN 10: 0374521808 ISBN 13: 9780374521806
Seller: Priceless Books, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: VG-. Paperback. VG-. pp. 349, rubbing, corners creased.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1997
ISBN 10: 0374121303 ISBN 13: 9780374121303
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Y4 - An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A fascinating novel of three generations of Cuban-American women in Miami. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1970
ISBN 10: 0374500363 ISBN 13: 9780374500368
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good+. Later Printing. light shelfewear, soiling to edges. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall. Book.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1990
ISBN 10: 0374117349 ISBN 13: 9780374117344
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2001
ISBN 10: 0374165378 ISBN 13: 9780374165376
Seller: Shadetree Rare Books, Chatham, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A magnificent historical novel about the Johnstown Flood. Remaindered copy.
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1983
ISBN 10: 0374516901 ISBN 13: 9780374516901
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall.
Published by New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1987, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A., 1988
ISBN 10: 0374135274 ISBN 13: 9780374135270
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Board Covers. Very Good/Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.