All six books are in pristine condition with no names amd writing and no spine creases. Each book measure 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and has a compilation of 2414 pages! Anna Seward longed to take her place in literature, but she had many frustrations. Erasmus Darwin once printed her poetry with his name on it. Then Horace Walpole accused her of having no imagination. And to top it off she couldn't get a patron even with her talent because nobody would help a woman. The books debuted oriignally in 1811. You will find them full of letters, many "eminent figures", including Boswell. Sh... View More...
Book is beauiful in a low-key way. Boards are covered with brown paper and dark brown cloth at the spine.Tthe only defect to the book itself is a small "This Belongs To" sticker (unused) pasted on the top corner of the front free endpaper. The dustjacket is likewise nice save a tiny chip to the back corner. Jacket looks very handsome in a brand new mylar cover.. Malamud was the winner of two National Book Awards and a Pultizer. Here he includes speeches, interviews, notes on the nature of fiction, and illuminating discussions of novels, short stories, subject matter, reviison and the Jewi... View More...
Crisp, clean book with no names or writing, no creasing to spine -- appears unread -- and is in giftable condition. The focus of this book a new look at Vonnegut's body of work. The writers, some Vonnegut scholars, others personal friends. Together they bring much to the pages. There's a foreword by Vonnegut himself followed by ten essays. A few examples are these: Vonn egut the Essayist by Jerome Klinkowist; Quanatum Leeps in the Vonnegut Minefield by Loree Rackstraw; and Vonnegut Films by Kevin Alexander Boon and David Pringle. Book measures 6" x 9" and has 204 pages. View More...
Crisp, clean, as new book in brand new mylar cover. No defective of note. Has not been -price-clipped and there are no names or writing. First time to be published in English. Comprised of 19 essays of a biographical nature written by Calvino. 255 pages including index. View More...
Book itself is pristine inside and out with no names or writing and no bumps to boards. The jacket is likewise clean with no chips or tears. The only faults are price-clip and a couple scratches to back Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover. The biography of Lafcadio Hearn is handled well here and illustrated with small whimsical drawings. Hearns was born in Greece, but was half Irish and came to the U.S. where he worked as a newspaperman. Eventually he left for Japan where he married a Japanese woman , had children with her, wrote books, and died there. Book has 438 pages including in... View More...
Two handsome books bound in navy blue coth with bright gilt to spines.No names or writing and tightly bound. Jackets are quite good though do show some light foxing at creases of endflaps, a few small tears which almost disappear in brand new mylar, and three tiny chips to top of spine on volume I. A fascinating biography of Froude who was a biographer (and novelist) himself, as well as editor of Fraser's Magazine. Controversy visted him twice, once for a "scandalous" book in which he shards his doubts about Anglican theolog,y and the second time for a biography of Thomas Carlyle which portray... View More...
Crisp, beautiful book -- no names or writing, no tears or chips. Pristine pages and page edges. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Photograph of subject, Eleanor Farjeon, at frontis as well as additional photographs throughout text. The story of an author who came from a family of novelists and herself wrote poems, stories and plays, but is best remembered for her hymn, Morning Has Broken. Written by the daughter of her brother, Herbert, who collaborated with Eleanor on writing projects. 315 pages. Indexed. View More...
Crisp, clean book with no bumps or soil to cream boards and brown spine. No names or writing and jacket protected by brand new mylar. Only fault is very small tear to crown of jacket spine, almost invisible. A fascinating look at a British novelist whose storytelling style bcame the norm even in contemporary times. 266 pages. Indexed. View More...
Crisp, clean book with no defect of note. No tears oor chips, no names or wriiting and no bumps to boards. Jacket is protected with a heavy clear plastic cover. Only faults are price-clip to jacket and minor soil to back cover of jacket which cannot be cleaned due to lack of coating to paper. Nonetheless, it's a handsome book carefully kept. At the time Twain met Roger Henry Huttleston Rogers Rogers was a Standard Oil executive and Twain was an author whose publishing company had hit the skids .A fascinating relationship in letters which kept Mark Twain from complete disaster. 768 pages. Inde... View More...
Vey handsome reprint of a book first publshed in 1946.Understated in its design, but a pleasure to hold. Lafcadio Hearn is not a household name, but an interesting one once you meet him. He was Greek/Irish,a newspaperman in Ohio who threw over the conventional life and headed for New Orleans where he soaked in the Creole culture. Ultimately he went to Japan whre he made yet another a new life, married a Japanese woman, created a family and wrote books, many of which are about Japan. This book has 465 pages, including index. View More...
Very nice clean red boards with gilt printing to spine. Light toning to gutter front and back, but pages immaculate. Dustjacket likewise clean with one small tear to top front edge and very mild toning to spine. Has not been price-clipped and is most handsome in brand new mylar. A very readable and relatively hard to find biography by a woman who had previously won acclaim in France as a novelist, the skills for which are evident here. Nemirovsky fell victim to the Nazis in July, 1942 in France, was sent to a camp and was never seen again. 181 pages. View More...
Beautiful book which is the first publication of Thoreau's Last Manuscript, somethign which idsentitled to appreciation. The book itself shows no bumps to boards, no names or writing, and clean pages and page edges. The only fault is a light crease to back endpaper and one page, both of which lie flat. The dustjacket is likewise nice -- no chips and no tears. Will arrive in brand new mylar cover.The book measures 7-1/4" x 9-1/2" and has 283 pages.Thoreau wrote the book 125 years before this printing. The text describes " the ecological succession of plant species through seed disp... View More...
Crisp, clean reprint of the original acceptance speech written by Thurber and presented in his absence October 24, 1953. Thurber's wife was ill at the time so he did not receive his Ohioana Sesquicentennial Medal in person. The booklet was reprinted in 1994 to commemorate Ohio's 150th anniversary. Great photo of Thurber on cover and an even better one of him working at his typewriter inside. Eleven counted pages. Measures 5-1/2" x 8". View More...
