mercury house inc san francisco california (5 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. BF5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear with some very, very lgiht tape staining on the outside surfaces of the front and back boards from where the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps were taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page plus there is some light yellowing of the paper edges. The dust jacket shows minor oveall shelf wear with some very light edge wear and chipping on the top and bottom spine edges and the front and back right corners plus there is a small closed tear (about 0.5") at the front top left corner plus it is price clipped. Translated from the French by Jeremy Leggatt. An adventure novel is about a writer ho has lost his inspiration. In despair, he decides to become a character in his own novel and he persuades two friends to accompany him on an adventure in a remote Caribbean island with the intent to write the story of their experiences as a novel. They set of, ostensably to explore an ancient slave trail, and their friendship dissolves in conflict as theey uncover the barbaric cruelty of a man called Colonel Paradise. The author is a winner of the Bourse Goncourt de la Nouvelle and the Grand Prix du Roman de la Ville de Paris. By the author of "Rumor of an Elephant" and "The Short Happy Life of Mister Ghichka." 138p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BG4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in green cloth with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the ususal librar stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the title page, and the back free endpaper. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is the author's first novel. A novel about a woman who has been searching for an understanding of her family's past as well love for herself. The story moves from her small hometown in rural Virginia to the Arizona desert. The author is a winner of a NEA Creative Writing Fellowship. 245p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. BC2 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process plus there is the usual library label on the dedication page. This is a trade paperback book that has been library rebound into a hard cover format. Translated from the French by Judith Radke. A novel set in Paris and war-torn Lebanon in the 1980s. The main character is a child of war and peace who has the power and vision of Oskar of "The Tin Drum" and the gentle wisdom of "The Little Prince." He is sent to live with relatives in Paris where he breathes new life into a carousel that has fallen into disrepair. The author is a winner of the Prix Paul Morand, Morocco's Prix Hassan II, the Prix Louise Labé, the Aigle d'Or de la Poésie, the Grand Prix des lettres of the Académie Royale de Belguique, the Prix de l'Académie Mallarmé, and the Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle. By the author of "From Sleep Unbound," "The Sixth Day," "The Prose and Poetry of Andrée Chedid," and "The Return to Beirut." 177p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight, very slight lean to spine. Light green boards, green cloth spine, bright silver lettering, a little shelf-wear to extremities. NON price-clipped DJ [$15.95] mostly clean, colors bright, heavy edge wear. A lawyer from the midwest gets shanghaied by an evil botanist and becomes the guest of a series of Indian tribes. Unfortunately, he's no Indiana Jones. The book explores the conflict between civilization and nature, resolving the paradox of their merging. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Light wear. Very light soiling to exterior.