Search Results: Literature from after-words bookstore

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. A good reading copy. Binding tight, pages yellowed but in good shape. Jacket heavily chipped and worn. Outside edges of pages foxed.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Good -/Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1959. 252pp. Original cloth covered boards. Introduction by Harold Nicolson. Pages are clean (unmarked) but age-toned. Text block is stiff due to moisture (lower page edges have warpage and faint stains). Front hinge is creased and text block is pulling away from boards when opened but pages are still secure. Outer page edges are slightly dust/finger soiled. Boards have slight bumping to head/heel of spine, some stains to upper edges. Unclipped DJ is sunned/age-toned/finger soiled (just fairly dirty all over). Shelfwear to DJ (a few small nicks/closed tears to edges, moderate rubbing to extremities). Looks nice in added protective mylar covering. Reading copy. . Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mylared.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. 306pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of ADVISE AND CONSENT is published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers. Illustrated by Franz Altschuler. Pages are clean (unmarked). Binding is tight and secure; appears unread. Outer page edges are slightly scuffed. Covers have light rubbing to edges. Nice copy. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Library of America, 2009. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Slipcase shows some shelfwear. Blue cloth baords and ribbon bookmark. Includes: Some Chinese Ghosts, Chita, Two Years in the French West Indies, Youma, selected journalism and letters.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased Hard Cover. Very Good -.

New York: The Viking Press, 1956. 410pp. Original cloth covered boards. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Hinges are slightly creased (and text block is pulling away from boards when opned) but pages are still very secure. Boards are sunned (especially spine) and have soiling (what looks like small white paint specks to rear panel). Wear to boards (slight denting to head/heel of spine, rubbing to edges). Outer page edges are dust soiled. Nice reading copy. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Alabama Pr, 1987. A nice reading copy. Binding is tight, pages clean and bright with no marks or tears. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. There is a small amount of soiling on the front page edge.. Unknown Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Good. Mylared.

Luchterhand, 1972. 780pp. Original cloth covered boards. Text in German. Pages are clean (unmarked) but slightly age-toned. Hinges are creased (and text block is pulling away from boards) but pages are still very secure. Boards have light bumping to head/heel of spine, slight rubbing to extremities. Unclipped pictorial DJ is sunned/lightly finger soiled with bumping/nicking to head of spine, rubbing to extremities. Looks nice in added protective mylar covering. Nice reading copy. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.

Modern Language Association of America, 2016. 216pp. Index. Original stiff wraps. Translated by Voctoria Rowe Holbrook. Pages are clean (unmarked). Binding is tight and secure. Covers have slight rubbing to corners. Nice copy. . Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. 335pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of A BELL FOR ADANO is published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers. Illustrated by John Thompson. Pages are clean (unmarked). Binding is tight and secure; appears unread. Outer page edges are lightly scuffed. Nice copy. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Barnes & Noble, 1972. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Jacket spine is sun faded and there is some wear to the corners. Translated from the Italian by John C. Barnes. Previous owners stamp inside the front board. The previous owner, Norman B. Spector, was a Northwestern University professor.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/Good. Mylared.

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1997. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. . First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. Mylared.

William Heinemann, 1921. 644pp. Original cloth coevred boards. Embossed stamp from previous owner on title page. Inner pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Binding is creased (and text block is pulling away from boards) but pages are still secure. Ex-libris sticker and library discard stamp to inside front cover. Covers are slightly scuffed, head of spine slightly frayed with rubbing to extremities. Nice reading copy. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Bedford / St. Martin's, 2000. pages clean and bright. binding tight. edge wear. corners dented. general shelf wear. . 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good +.

New York: Library of America, 2004. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Green cloth boards with gold stamping on the spine. Ribbon bookmark. Slipcase in good condition. Includes: Collected Stories One Night in Brazil to the Death of Methuselah .. First Edition Thus, 1st Printing. Slipcased. Very Good -.

New York: Library of America, 2004. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Green cloth boards with gold stamping on the spine. Ribbon bookmark. Slipcase in good condition. . First Edition Thus, 1st Printing. Slipcased. Very Good -.

New York: Library of America, 1997. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Slipcase shows some shelfwear. Blue cloth baords and ribbon bookmark. The only complete anthology of the twentieth-century American modernist's poetry includes more than fifty poems not previously collected, early versions of famous poems, and the most comprehensive selection of his prose writings yet published.. First Edition, 1st printing. Slipcased Hard Cover. Very Good -.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. 414pp. Original binding includes gold gilt on all page fore-edges, a gilt stamped title on the spine, gold stamped decorative designs on the spine and covers, ribbed spine, and attached book ribbon. This is one of the original (pre-1980) Franklin Library books with beautiful full leather binding. This limited edition of THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JEAN STAFFORD is published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers. Illustrated by Barron Storey. Pages are clean (unmarked). Binding is tight and secure; appears unread. Outer page edges are very lightly scuffed. Nice copy. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Walker & Company, 1989. 324pp with a rear section of b/w illustrations. Number line: 10 8 6 4 2 1 3 5 7 9). Original boards. With an afterword by Jerzy Ficowski. Translated from the Polish by Celina Wieniewska. Contains previously unpublished illustrations from the author. Pages are clean (unmarked)but slightly age-toned. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have bumping to head/heel of spine, slight sunning to edges, slight rubbing to extremities. Unclipped DJ has light bumping to head of spine, slight rubbing to corners. We have added a removable mylar covering to dust jacket for protection. Nice copy overall. . Hard Cover. Very Good -/Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.

New York: Vantage Press, 2001. A nice copy with no marks or tears. Contains tipped in publicity letters.. Trade Paperback. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1988. remainder mark on bottom. pages clean but dull and edges a bit soiled. binding tight. edge wear with dents & ink chips. corners dented, creased and starting to split. general shelf wear.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good.