Fields Clover by Peter Vries (52 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Slightly cocked, endpapers a bit discolored. Jacket worn, faded on spine and chipped at head and tail.

Paperback. Condition: VG -. paperback / corner crease / Cover by Barye Phillips / Previous owner wrote "read" at edge of spine front of wrap.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Foxing of endpapers, light shelfwear, rubbing to dustcover; Hardboards have very light wear, square tips, clean, no markings, straight and solid; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 275 pages.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Front endpage clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***please read*** name inside cover with light pencil - no marks on text - dj is very good and is inside a mylar sleeve - my shelf location - 30-c-35*.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Very good hard cover. Bookplate, end paper abraded by erasure. Dj lightly rubbed and edge worn, small edge tears, finger nail size chunk missing from top front panel affecting a little of the design.; 7.9 X 5.4 X 1.1 inches; 275 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Black covers in a blue pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 275 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. First Edition. Jacket is tanning, chipped and rubbed with a closed tear on front, not price-clipped. Boards have minor wear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Spine is straight with small tear at bottom of spine, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book shows moderate shelf wear with light creasing and rubbing. Name on fly page. ; 6x4x.5; 192 pages; Spine is straight with small tear at bottom of spine, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book shows moderate shelf wear with light creasing and rubbing. Name on fly page.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Condition: Good. 1961. No edition remarks. 275 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces. Some tape repairs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine dust jacket illustrated with anniversary cake, very slight rub wear to upper front corner and upper spine, some soiling to inside edges. A mylar dust jacket has been added. The Near Fine binding is black cloth over boards, blue lettering on spine. Name written on front free end paper. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The book measures 8.2" tall x 5.8" wide. About the book (from the dust jacket) De Vries has done it again. Not that that should surprise any of us, considering his consistent record of high comic achievement. This differs from his other novels in that the setting is no longer Decency, Connecticut with its nearby industrial blot, Chickenfoot. Instead it is a Massachusetts mi-summer resort, to which Mrs. Marvel summons an ill-assorted family clan to celebrate fortieth wedding anniversary. On the old New England homestead, therefore, descend her four offspring, whose own marital records must be regarded as a testimonial to something other permanence There is daughter Clara, who considers sexual intercourse an unnatural act; and her- let's see- second husband, Harry Mercury, a TV comedian whose publicity agents are busy trying to arrange a feud with another comic, which blows up when the principals start fighting with one another over the repartee being prepared; Cotton Marvel, whose marriage went sour in one of those accent-on-living houses, with a stream running through it into which a family member has fallen and drowned, another son, Bushrod, militant liberal who can be coaxed back to the old home town only with the promise that he will find anti-Semitism there to fight, and who rides dramatically in to rescue a poor merchant named Aronson, who isn't a Jew at all but a Swede, and lastly Evelyn Marvel, a bit of serious relief, who seems to have made it on the second try with a chap named Johnny Glimmergarden, who works off his sexual steam conducting long imaginary dialogues with Ibsen on what has happened to Woman since Nora slammed the door on the Doll's House. The New Order for sex brings with it a new kind of child. The Marvels' grandchildren are split sets of kids who are shuttled among ex-mates for custodial week-ends under the watchful eyes of train conductors and airline stewardesses who can't be everywhere at once, so some of the youngsters turn up missing for the "celebration."" Current child guidance is illustrated by what happens to Beau Marvel when he tries to burn down his grandparent's summerhouse: he is given a special treat as a means of correcting the basic insecurity that made him do it. The decline of mating among the second generation is deepened in a sub-plot concerning the third. Granddaughter Lee Mercury and one of her father's writers, whom she sees while they are all in town, are both candidates for inversion, who save one another in a precariously tender union that launches us on into the future. This dose of modernity nearly wrecks the marriage it has collected to celebrate. No trot through fields of clover for the old folks, but a great lark for the fortunate enough to accompany Mr. De Vries?on another has his generation's number?on another of his satiric looks at things today.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine unmarked book in fine, unfaded jacket with only very slight signs of wear.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No d/w. First Edition. 275pp; A bright copy; Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated First Edition. 275 pages; light wear to DJ edges, small tears. Creasing to DJ. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Slightly cocked spine. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Paperback. first edition. 2102 near fine paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Owner stamp on front fly, endpapers faintly foxed, very good in a lightly soiled very good dust jacket with spine slightly browned and a few tiny chips and tears. One of De Vries' early efforts, in which the offbeat Marvel clan celebrates a fortieth wedding anniversary in a small Massachusetts town.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 275 pages; The dust jacket as well as the book are both well taken care of.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. De Vries' sixth book. Mr. and Mrs. Marvel attempt to celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary at a summer resort with their dysfunctional descendants. About fine in near fine price-clipped dustjacket. A nice bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex library copy, lacks first blank page, usual library markings etc.

FIRST EDITION. Octavo, hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Gollancz hardcover in good condition.Dust jacket is good and has been protected within a clear plastic sleeve. Shipped next working day from the U/K Language: eng Language: eng.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Robert Leydenfrost (jacket) (illustrator). First Edition Stated. The colorful jacket is near-perfect over an immaculate book.

First edition, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. A tight and clean copy, with no inscriptions, no foxing, and no remainder mark. Some light shelfwear to cover, but spine is uncreased/unbroken. A great condition book, perfect for any collector. 223pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information.