Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999, 1998
ISBN 10: 0395936152 ISBN 13: 9780395936153
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1997
ISBN 10: 0395837049 ISBN 13: 9780395837047
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. BX4 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is the usual library stamp and label on the half-title page and dedication page plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A collection of three novellas that explore the themes of escape and exile. In "Saturn Street" a disaffected screenwriter in Los Angeles volunteers to deliver lunches to homebound AIDS patients and finds himself falling in love with one of them. In "The wooden Anniversary" a couple reunite awkwardly at a cooking school in tuscany after a 5 year separation. In "The Term Paper Artist" a writer experiences literary rejuvenation when he agrees to write term papers for UCLA undergraduates in exchange for sex. The author has been a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award and the PEN/Faulkner Prize, and has been short listed for the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize. He is also a recipient of a Guggenheim foundation fellowship and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. By the author of "Family Dancing," "The Lost Language of Cranes," "Equal Affections," "A Place I've Never Been," and "While England Sleeps." 198p. Size: 6"x8.5". Ex-Library.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1991
ISBN 10: 0395570441 ISBN 13: 9780395570449
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BX6 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a very, very light bump at the front bottom left corner. The premiere sports-writing anthology. Chosen from more than 350 national, regional and specialty publications. This collection features the best writing on sports and sports figures, both familiar and slightly unusual from 1991. Biographical note, 338p. Size: 5.5"x8.25".
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1997
ISBN 10: 0395837049 ISBN 13: 9780395837047
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. BX4 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, title page, last page, and back endpaper plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. A collection of and novellas that explore the themes of escape and exile. In "Saturn Street" a disaffected screenwriter in Los Angeles volunteers to deliver lunches to homebound AIDS patients and finds himself falling in love with one of them. In "The wooden Anniversary" a couple reunite awkwardly at a cooking school in Tuscany after a five year separation. In "The Term Paper Artist" a writer experiences literary rejuvenation when he agrees to write term papers for UCLA undergraduates in exchange for sex. The author has been a finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle Award and the PEN/Faulkner Prize, and has been short listed for the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize. He is also a recipient of a Guggenheim foundation fellowship and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. By the author of "Family Dancing," "The Lost Language of Cranes," "Equal Affections," "A Place I've Never Been," and "While England Sleeps." 198p. Size: 6"x8.5". Ex-Library.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1996
ISBN 10: 0395717566 ISBN 13: 9780395717561
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. BX6 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is a crease in the back cover towards the bottom left corner plus there is some light overall soiling of the cover plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. The series editor is Robert Atwan. A collection of notable and award winning essays published in 1996. Biographical notes, 370p. Size: 5.5"x8.25".
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1988
ISBN 10: 0395476917 ISBN 13: 9780395476918
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. CG3 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps and pocket on the title page, dedication page, back endpaper, and the top and bottom outside paper edges plus some very, very light soiling of the outside paper edges. A book about world of Art in New York City. The story is set in a small but elegant museum on Central Park West and is about the private lives of the people there who are committed to the world of art as it is within this institution's environment. It is about art and business, idealism and venality, and ambition and the yearning for love. By the author of "Skinny Island." 213p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1992
ISBN 10: 0395604753 ISBN 13: 9780395604755
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with the mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and labels nn the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, the last page, and the title page plus there is some paper and glue residue on the back free endpaper from a library pocket. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A collection of stories that evoke the beguiling, complex world of New York society. They are contemporary fables of six lives governed by false gods. By the author of "The Indifferent Children," "The Injustice Collectors," "Sybil," and "The Lady of Situations." 214p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1992
ISBN 10: 0395604753 ISBN 13: 9780395604755
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear with a 4.75"x2" section cut out of the front endpaper as part of the library's withdrawal process plus there are the usual library label and stamps on the front endpaper, 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 book is very slightly shelf cocked. 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 collection of stories that evoke the beguiling, complex world of New York society. They are contemporary fables of six lives governed by false gods. By the author of "The Indifferent Children," "The Injustice Collectors," "Sybil," and "The Lady of Situations." 214p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1998
ISBN 10: 0395826578 ISBN 13: 9780395826577
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in light green paper covered boards quarter bound in green cloth with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light tape staining on the outside surfaces of the front and back boards plus there are the usual library stamps and labels on the top outside paper edges, the front and back free endpapers, and the title page. The dust jacket only very, very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel about a women who is obsessed about why her best friend stopped being her best friend. The two are reunited unexpectedly on a tour of the Galapagos. The novel becomes a mating of family saga and natural history as one of the women works to trace back the moment of the split in the friendship while the other examines the origins of species, friendship, and her own life. By the author of "The Love Letter," "Alice in Bed," "To the Birdhouse," and "Rameau's Niece." 210p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1994
ISBN 10: 0395710405 ISBN 13: 9780395710401
Seller: Walther's Books, Hopkins, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Trade Paperback Edition. This book is unmarked, square, and tight like New.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 2000
ISBN 10: 0618082336 ISBN 13: 9780618082339
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BG2 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A novel about two couples and their shared histories, desires, and secrets tole from the perspective of each of them becoming a hero in their own story through their mining of their pasts for evidence of their goodness. By the author of "A Dream with No Stump Roots in It," "Paper Boy," "Only the Little Bone," "Tenorman," "Summer Lake," and "Intimates." 190p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York, USA, 1997
ISBN 10: 039578588X ISBN 13: 9780395785881
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. CF2 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front fixed and free endpapers, and the copyright page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some fading on the spine plus there is a library label on the spine plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers. A collection of short stories by a noted writer in the form. The author is a winner of a Granta Best Young American Novelist award. By the author of "Iona Moon," "Meteors in August," and "Girls in the Grass." 165p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976, 1976
Seller: Pensees Bookshop, Charleston, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0395585643 ISBN 13: 9780395585641
Seller: Books Do Furnish A Room, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
Wraps (Paperback). Condition: Moderate Edge & Shelfwear. Pages are clean and binding is tight.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, 1979
Seller: Booketeria Inc., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. There is underlining or highlighting thruout. Owners name on front endpaper. US Hist.
Published by Ticknor & Fields/Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1985
ISBN 10: 0899193854 ISBN 13: 9780899193854
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BU3 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor shelf wear overall plus some light creasing on the front cover plus some very, very light bumping of the bottom right corner plus "NOT FOR RESALE" stamped in black ink on the top outside paper edges. These stories cover the whole gamut of the male experience. The moods range from humor to rage and regret. The author has an ear for conversation and a wonderfully mixed appreciation of both the humor and horror of the human condition. This is a look into the hearts and minds of boys and men at moments of crisis. Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction. By the author of "The Englishman's Boy," "Homesick," "My Present Age," and "Things As They Are." 230p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0395574242 ISBN 13: 9780395574249
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. stamp in ink. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974, 1974
ISBN 10: 0395140684 ISBN 13: 9780395140680
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. VG- in glossy illustrated wrappers, as issued. Trade paperback. 262 pp. Covers rubbed, heavily sunned, smudged. Front cover has writing indentations. Page edges heavily sunned. First page has prior owner's name in blue ink. Spine square, tight, uncreased. Interior sunned, clean. No marks. Good reading/reference/research copy.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company
Seller: Booketeria Inc., San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. First Printing. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. ISBN:0395362458. Owners bookplate on front endpaper.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1982
ISBN 10: 0395325064 ISBN 13: 9780395325063
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A first edition with the copyright page listing the full number sequence of 1-10 present. The dust jacket's original price has been cleanly clipped off. Pages are clean, tight and bright.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1985
ISBN 10: 0395368944 ISBN 13: 9780395368947
Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Caple, Kathy (illustrator) (illustrator). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Illustrated in color drawings. prior owner's name inside of the front board.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988, 1988
ISBN 10: 0395429765 ISBN 13: 9780395429761
Seller: Lighthouse Books and Gifts, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.
Very Good/Very Good. Fiction. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-395-42976-5. This hardcover with a dustjacket is in excellent condition with only minor wear. The dustjacket looks great with only minor wear around the edges. The white on off white hardcovers look great with little wear. The spine is tight. The pages are white with little wear and no marks except for Not for Resale stamped on the page edges. Nine stories. 179 pages. CHEAP SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL!.
Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991, 1992
ISBN 10: 0395624320 ISBN 13: 9780395624326
Seller: Lighthouse Books and Gifts, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. As New. Health. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-395-62432-0. This beautiful book by the people at the Partnership for Survival at Glaxo Wellcome is brand new with no wear or marks! The book looks great. The spine is very tight and has not been opened. The book is written for cancer patients to help them and their families with life after the diagnosis of cancer. EXcellent book! 264 pages. CHEAP SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL!.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1987
ISBN 10: 0395430755 ISBN 13: 9780395430750
Seller: Books Do Furnish A Room, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
Wraps (Paperback). Condition: Moderate Edge & Shelfwear. Pages are clean and binding is tight.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1990
ISBN 10: 0395547040 ISBN 13: 9780395547045
Seller: Books Do Furnish A Room, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Mildly Edgeworn. First Edition. Pages bright and clean. Binding tight.
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Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1966
ISBN 10: 0395070627 ISBN 13: 9780395070628
Seller: Lighthouse Books and Gifts, Lincoln, NE, U.S.A.
Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Trade Paperback. Children's. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This bright yellow Curious George trade sized paperback introduces the hospital and the experiences children could expect in going there for treatment or visiting and this copy is in good to very good condition with little wear. The covers are shiny with only minor wear and look great. The spine is tight with little wear and no creases. The pages are white with little wear and no marks except a first name on the first page. 48 pages. CHEAP SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL!.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1990
ISBN 10: 0395538092 ISBN 13: 9780395538098
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraps have light edgewear, spine is unbent. Pages are clean, text has no markings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company (Trade Division), New York, NY, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0395522633 ISBN 13: 9780395522639
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: Good. The cover is slightly rubbed on edges. Pages are clean and tight. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993
ISBN 10: 0395661676 ISBN 13: 9780395661673
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Cover is rubbed with edgewear. Pages are clean and tight. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1985
ISBN 10: 0395363179 ISBN 13: 9780395363171
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DJ rubbed with edgewear. Cover slightly scuffed. Pages are clean & text is free from markings. All pages secure in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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