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New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1972. AN2 - Book has lable on the lower spine, tanning on the spine, lightly bumped on some corners, label stain on the front fixed endpaper, library stamping on the page edges and title page, label and cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper with "80" written on the top left corner, some pencil writing and underlining, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Twayne's English Author Series No. 132. Sylvia E. Bowman, Editor. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

San Francisco, California, USA: Chandler Publishing Company, 1960. BX5 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white drawing illustrated orange wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some heavy sunning on the spine and along the top and right edges of the back cover plus there is some surface wrinkling on the spine plus there is moderate overall rubbing plus there is some light yellowing and soiling on the outside paper edges plus the original owner's name is stamped on the title page and bottom outside paper edges. A book intended to provided the general reader and college student with materials to aid in appreciating, understanding, and writing about Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations." 230p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.25".

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Beta Phi Mu, 1972. BZ4 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition. An as new, unread, tight, clean, sound copy in orange cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front. A collection of sketches done by Robert Browning's father. The elder Browning's writing provides a clue to the source of many of the techniques, idiosyncrasies, and basic assumptions which are significant elements in Robert Browning's poetry. The author has been the Director of the Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor in Waco, Texas. The book includes full page color facimile copies, on the facing pages, of the elder Browning's manuscript. 78p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 6.25"x9.25".

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with the DJ endflaps glued to the fixed endpapers, usual library marks, stamps, label, & pocket on the page edges, free endpapers, & the title page. DJ shows minor shelf wear with some light fading on the spine & front top edge, library label on the spine, original library mylar sleeve, mylar sleeve endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers. This is a title in the publisher's Modern Critical Interpretations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6.5"x9.5". Ex-Library.

New York: Whittlesey House, 1943. B6 - Mild shelfwear. Top end of back cover and spine soiled. Top corner of book and spine ends rubbed. Page edges tanned. Book plate on endpaper. Text is unmarked. Sound binding. Condensed versions of David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Martin Chuzzlewit and the Pickwick Papers.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by McKay, Donald. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Woodbury, New York, USA: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, 1958. CE3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light yellowing of the spine and paper edges plus some light surface scuffing at the bottom right corner of the front cover. A condensed, readily accessible book on the Romantic Movement. It covers its origin, background, development, achievements, authors, and their works. This is a title in the publisher's Barron's Essentials series. Bibliography, indexed, 322p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Owings Mills, Maryland, USA: Stemmer House Publishers, Incorporated, 1984. CF4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, front endpaper, title page, copyright page, and back endpaper plus there is some light tape staining on the boards from where the dust jacket endflaps were taped down to the boards. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A novel about the precarious lives of a group of people living in slightly down-at-heels lives in the environs of the Titirangi Area of New Zealand. The author is a winner of the Katherine Mansfield Award, the Freda Buckland Literary Award, and a Scholarship in Letters by the Literary Fund of the Government of New Zealand. By the author of "Dark Places, Deep Regions and Other Storeis." 173p.. Later Printing. Hard Cover.… Read More

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Vision Press, 1975. CH5 - DJ is mylar protected. A hard cover first UK edition book in good+ condition with a dust jacket in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in brown paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of bumping on the top right corners. The dust jacket shows very minor overall wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear around the spine top and bottom edges and right corners plus there is some very light rubbing alongthe spine and right edges plus there is some very, very light rubbing overall on the front. This is a title in the publisher's Vision Critical Study series. A book that examines British historical novels appearing from 1859 to 1866 by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Meredith. The author examines the shifting attitudes of novelists through the Victorian experience of rapid urbanization, popular agitation, and… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Octagon Books, Inc., 1969. CH4 - A hard cover reprint edition book in good+ to very good- condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine and a graphic on the front with minor overall shelf wear with some very light spotting on the front cloth plus there is some light yellowing on the outside paper edges. This is a reprint of a book originally published in 1948. A book that examines the work of Hogarth with an emphasis on his literary importance, particularly in the development of realistic satire in English fiction. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. Indexed, 202p. This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. CH4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light yellowing of the back cover and around the edges of the front and back endpapers plus there is the original owner's bookplate on the inside surface of the front cover plus there is an exlibrary stamp on the front endpaper. This is the second volume in the author's "The Forsyte Chronicles" plus the the interlude short story "Awakening." The novel is about the love between Irene and Young Jolyon Forsyte, Soames's cousin. Irene and Soames divorce; she marries Jolyon and bears a son, Jon. Soames and his second wife, Annette Lamotte, have a daughter, Fleur. The other two titles in the series are "The Man of Property" and "To Let." By the author of "The White Monkey," "Maid in Waiting," "The Silver… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. AT4 - Mylar protected dust jacket. Library card holder and stampings on front loose endpaper, title page, back loose endpaper, and top page edges. Library stickers on spine, front cover, and back cover. Author examines Henry James' views and criticisms on contemporary novelists and cultures.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Detroit, Michigan, USA: Wayne State University Press, 1969. CA2 - A hard cover first edition thus withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. No additional printings are indicated on the copyright page. A tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light tape staining on the outside cloth surfaces from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, and labels on the top outside paper edges and front free endpaper plus there is a tiny remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some label staining and surface damage from these labels on the back and spine and another label stain on the front plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Edited by Richard J. Finneran. William Butler Yeat's novelette and short story, originally published in 1908. This is a critical edition which includes an… Read More

New York, New York, USA: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1958. CA2 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in illustrated blue and white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. Introduction by Mary Ellen Chase. A comic epic that is one of the noted early English novels. By the author of "Tom Jones." 320p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Penguin Books, 2000. BY2 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with clear plastic tape reinforcing the right front and back cover corners plus there is a library label on the spine wrapping around onto the front and back covers plus there are the usual library stamps on the title page and the last page. Edited by Claire McEachern. The play "King John" by William Shakespeare with an introduction and annotations and an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare. A dramatic play about King John,the weak son of King Henry II and brother of the dead King Richard. Queen Elinor is his domineering mother and Prince Henry is his son. There is also the child Arthur who is the son of King Richard. Arthur's mother, Constance, forms an alliance with the French King in order to put her son on the throne. War begins and when Arthur is believed to be… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. BW5 - A hard cover first edition book in good+ condition with a dust jacket in good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with gold lettering and metallic green graphics on the spine and gole lettering and graphics on the front with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some light soiling on the right outside paper edges plus there is a large red "H" stamped on the title page. The dust jacket shows moderate overall shelf wear with some edge wear and heavy chipping around the spine top and bottom edges plus there is some light overall yellowing and soiling plus it is in a new mylar cover. A collection of essays, letters, and prefaces from English literary writers from 1660-1800, England's first great age of criticism. The editor includes a general introduction and introductions to the authors and special sections that provide historical, social, and intellectual background information regarding this period of… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Vintage Books/Random House, 1990. BV4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A collection of short essays on literary figures and subjects. They range through Pound, Yeats, Eliot, Joyce, Freud, Washington Irving, and Ernest Hemingway. This book was published posthumously. the author was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Indexed, 277p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, California: Chandler Publishing Company, 1962. Q6 - Book is soiled and wrinkled, chipping, crease and wear on the spine, corners and some edges and sides, small tear with crease and wrinkling on the front top, very first page adhered to the opposite side of the front, stains on the cover and last few pages, rubbing, pencil writing and underlining on most pages, discoloration, and shelf wear. Edited and with an Introduction by Bernard F. Dukore. Chandler Editions in Drama, Robert W. Corrigan, Editor.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. BU3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color and black and white photo illustrated wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus a crease in the front cover plus the original owner's name in blue ink on the front endpaper. This is the first volume in the author's family saga "The Forsyte Chronicles." The story of a man, his beautiful wife and her lover. The passions created by this triangle touch off a series of events that shake both this powerful family and the very world around them. This book is considered social history as well as great fiction as it portrays the British propertied class in the mid-Victorian era. This printing has a black and white photograph of the Forsyte family as seen on the N.E.T. TV presentation of "The Forstye Saga." The author is a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. By the author of "Another Sheaf," "Awakening,"… Read More

Alexandria, Virginia, USA: Time-Life Books, Inc., 1981. BX1 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some light creasing on the spine. The story of an unusal African native set in colonial Nigeria in the early 1930s. The main character sees himself as an enthusiast for Empire and a champion of progress and civilisation. He is despised by his European boss, as a member of an inferior race. Johnson's life. The book tells of his attempt to to become more English than the English, contrasting the two extremes of superiority and degradation. This book is the basis for the notable film by the same name staring Pierce Brosnan and Maynard Eziashi. By the author of "The Horse's Mouth." 300p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar & Rinehard, Inc., 1938. BD1 - A hard cover library rebound withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth covered boards with white lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus some very light soiling of the outside paper edges plus some very light fading on the spine plus the usual library label on the spine that wraps around onto the front and the back plus the usual library stamps and marks on the top outside paper edges, front endpaper, title page, copyright page, first page of the foreword, and last page plus the front paper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process. The book provides an introduction on the basic principles of poetry with a glossary. It then presents, in chronological order, the major English poets between 1660 and 1890. Each poet is introduced with a brief biography. The major poems for each poet are also outlined, in the order of composition. Each outline provides… Read More