This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. View More...
SIGNED EDITION. First Trade Edition. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page, he has crossed out the printed name on the title page as well. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some light general toning to the text pages. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In his novels he often contrasts historical settings with present-day segments (e. G. The Great Fire of London, Hawksmoor, The House of Doctor Dee). [citation needed] Many of Ackr... View More...
Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is clean and bright. "Adams sold her short story, Winter Rain, to Charm magazine. Her first novel was Careless Love (1966) ; in 1969 she began publishing stories in The New Yorker and received growing recognition. Eventually, she published more than 25 stories there. She wrote eleven novels, including the bestseller Superior Women, but is bes... View More...
SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "O: A Presidential Novel is a fiction book by an anonymous author (speculated to be John McCain's 2008 senior campaign advisor, Mark Salter) about the 2012 U. S. Presidential race. It was released on January 25, 2011. The marketing strategy for the book has been compared to the 1996 roman à clef, Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics, which was also initially ascribed to an anonymous author. Its sta... View More...
This is a First edition, with the Doran logo beneath the copyright information. This particular title is scarce (in this original edition, and also in the A L Burt reprint) . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a large chip from the top spine end, along with smaller nicks and chips to the spine ends and corners. There is a tiny hole to the front flap joint, and a couple of scrapes to the rear panel. The book is a "Confession of a man to the woman he lov... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Archer wrote his first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, in the autumn of 1974, as a means of avoiding bankruptcy. The book was picked up by the literary agent Deborah Owen and published first in the U. S. , then eventually in Britain in the autumn of 1976. A radio adaptation was aired on BBC Radio 4 in the early 1980s and a BBC Television adaptation of the book was broadcast in 1990. Kan... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some light generalized toning to the top spine end. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has fading to the spine. "Despite his short life and the hardships imposed during his imprisonment, Arenas produced a significant body of work. In addition to significant poetic efforts ("El Central", "Leprosorio") , his Pentagonia is a set of five novels that comprise a "secret history" of post-revolutionary Cuba. It... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers, along with a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front pastedown page. The text has been illustrated by Arthur I. Keller with several full page black and white illustrations. The dust jacket has several edge tears, including a tear to the bottom front flap j... View More...
B&W Illustrations; THis book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a light slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are twelve full-page black and white illustrated plates by W. H. D. Koerner. "Irving Bacheller began to write fiction, publishing "The Master of Silence" in 1892 and "Still House of O'Darrow" in 1894. Although he was appointed Sunday editor of the New York World in 18... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 2003, Bahal wrote an espionage thriller Bunker 13. Its "hipster-slang-spitting antihero", states an article on Bahal in the UK-based newspaper the Independent, "shoots smack, snorts speed, runs guns, administers date-rape drugs" and a scene therein went on to win the Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. In 2005, Bahal founded and became the editor-in-chief of the online news magazine Co... View More...
First Issue dust jacket with unpriced dust jacket and no edition statement on copyright page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Bahr began his writing career in the 1970s, writing both fiction and non-fiction articles that appeared in publications such as Southern Living, Civil War Times Illustrated, as well as the short-lived regional publication, Lagniappe (1974?75) which he and Franklin Walker co-edited. His first published bo... View More...
SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "It has been supposed that Ballard's exposure to the atrocities of war at an impressionable age explains the apocalyptic and violent nature of much of his fiction. Martin Amis wrote that Empire of the Sun "gives shape to what shaped him". Ball... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "According to Robert Faggen in The Paris Review, Banks's debut novel, Family Life, "was not a critical success". His next volume, a collection of short stories called Searching for Survivors, won Banks an O. Henry Award. A second collection of short stories, The New World, published in 1978, "received acclaim for its blending of historical and semi-autobiographical material". Many have admired Rus... View More...
B&W Illustrations; This edition is limited to 150 copies, signed by the author and all contributors. Printed by hand on Rives paper by Pamela Smith. Introduction by David J. Weber. Bound by Priscilla Spitler in maroon Centennial book cloth, with spine title in silver and a hand-printed paper vignette on the upper board. This is copy 103. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers. There is a small spot of discoloration to the spine right on the title. The text pages are clean a... View More...
This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning rubbing and wear. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The book covers have silver gilt decorations to the front cover and spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name inked on the front endpaper, and there is some cracking to the front inner hinge of the book. "On 11 July 1850, she and a prosperous local wool merchant, Robert Barr, married. The couple emigrated to the U. S. In September 1853, landing in New... View More...
Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is one very small bump to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author View More...
This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. " He returned to the Kansas City area to teach American Literature at Park University. In 1966, he married Betsy McCoy of Saint Joseph; the couple soon left for seven months in rural England, where Conger wrote his first novel, Hidalgo's Beard: A California Fantasy, an example of the literary and linguistic innovation that powered Conger Beasley's writing through dozens of books in mul... View More...
This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There are several edge nicks / beginning tears to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. Both front and rear endpapers have noticeable generalized toning. "Author Frederick R. Bechdolt was born in Pennsylvania, and attended the universities of North Dakota and Washington. He worked on odd jobs in the west for several years, including gold mining in ... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Eventually, Berger was able to devote himself to writing full-time, particularly after the notoriety gained by his third book, Little Big Man, in 1964. Although he would occasionally put his hand to a short story, play, or non-fiction article (including a stint as film critic for Esquire) , Berger preferred the long narrative form of the novel, and produced a steady run of critically acclaimed bo... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Eventually, Berger was able to devote himself to writing full-time, particularly after the notoriety gained by his third book, Little Big Man, in 1964. Although he would occasionally put his hand to a short story, play, or non-fiction article (including a stint as film critic for Esquire) , Berger preferred the long narrative form of the novel, and produced a steady run of critically acclaimed bo... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Thomas Louis Berger (July 20, 1924 ? July 13, 2014) was an American novelist. Probably best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn, Berger explored and manipulated many genres of fiction throughout his career, including the crime novel, the hard-boiled detective story, science fiction, the utopian novel, plus re-workings of classical mythology, Arthur... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. There is a thin bit of rubbing / ground-in dirt to the bottom rear spine joint of the dust jacket. "Thomas Louis Berger (July 20, 1924 ? July 13, 2014) was an American novelist. Probably best known for his picaresque novel Little Big Man and the subsequent film by Arthur Penn, Berger explored and manipulated many genres of fiction throughout his career, including the crime novel, the hard-boiled d... View More...
This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. All three edges of the text block has spots of foxing and ground-in dirt. The dust jacket is generally clean , though the white has mottled a bit with yellowish streaks. There is one small semi-closed tear to the bottom front panel of the dust jacket. "Eventually, Berger was able to devote himself to writing full-time, particularly after the notoriety gained by his third book, Little Big Man, in 1964. Although he would occasionally put his hand to a ... View More...
Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 1974, Berger was a writer in residence at the University of Kansas, and a distinguished visiting professor at Southampton College in 1975?1976. He lectured at Yale University in 1981 and 1982, and was a Regents' Lecturer at the University of California, Davis, in 1982. A collection of his papers is available at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. Berger... View More...
This is a mass market paperback book. (PBO) The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. This book has a step-back cover in clean, bright condition. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and wear to the spine joints of the book covers. The rear cover of the book has noticeable rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. View More...
This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, however the text pages have generalized toning. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of some small spots of ground-in dirt. "Boyd was selected in 1983 as one of the 20 "Best of Young British Novelists" in a promotion run by Granta magazine and the Book Marketing Council. Boyd's novels include: A Good Man in Africa, a study of a disaster-prone British diplomat operating in West Africa, for which he won the W... View More...
This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine - dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There are two small semi-closed tears to the edges of the dust jacket along with some beginning rubbing and edge wear to the corners and spine ends. The reverse of the dust jacket has one thin strip of color bleeding which does not affect the dust jacket or the book. "It is early 1942. You are in San Francisco, and you need a private eye. Sam Space is rumored to be in Istambul. The Continental Op hasa been drafted and is ... View More...
This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some extremely light bumping to the spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some very beginning rubbing to the top end of the front flap. "In San Francisco, Brautigan sought to establish himself as a writer. He was known for handing out his poetry on the streets and performing at poetry clubs. In early 1956, Brautigan typed a three-page manuscript and sent it to The Macmillan Compa... View More...
