Search Results: Literary Criticism from First Used Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Modern Language Assn of Amer, 1988. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear, but book has a roll due to improper storage. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except owner's name in ink on first page. Two leaves with creased lower corner. 148 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Textbook.

Coquitlam, BC: Archai, 1973. Light rubbing or shelfwear, lightly bumped corners with small crease lower right, and slight fading due to sun toward edges. Interior tight and unmarked. 49 pp.. First. Card. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical.

Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia, 1961. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 84 pp. Contents: "Eclectic Detachment", A.J.M. Smith; "Conference of the Arts", Robert Fulford and Robert Weaver; "Preface to a Novel", Malcolm Lowry; "The Princess", Ethel Wilson; "Structure of Loss", Helen W. Sonthoff.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Small Quarto. Periodical.

Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia, 1995. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to wraps. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except URL in ink on title page. "A Quarterly of Criticism and Review". Comprises Editorial, Articles (9 - one by George Bowering), Poems (9 - one by John Newlove), Books in Review (19 reviews), and Opinions and Notes (2 - one by Gwendolyn Davies about Thomas H. Raddall). 208 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Journal.

Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia, 2007. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp. 201 pp plus endmatter.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical.

Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia, 1961. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear, but cup stain on front wrap. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 100 pp. Contents: "Chronicle", Jean-Guy Pilon; "Articles", Paul West, S.E. Read, Norman Shrive, Frank Davey, Michael R. Booth; "Reviews", E.E. Bostetter, George Bowering, William Hall, Margaret Laurence, Fred Cogswell, George Woodcock, and others; "Opinions" Hugh MacLennan, Warren Tallman and others.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Small Quarto. Periodical.

Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia, 1960. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 92 pp. Contents: "The Defence of Lady Chatterly", Hugh MacLennan; "On the Pressing of Maple Leaves", Earle Birney; "Klein's Drowned Poet", Milton Wilson; "Recollections of Malcolm Lowry", William McConnell.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Small Quarto. Periodical.

Vancouver: Univ of British Columbia, 1984. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 200 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Small Quarto. Periodical.

Montreal, PQ: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1976. Very minor rubbing, bumping and edgewear to boards. Boards are white decorative cloth which show light soiling and two tiny stains. Interior is tight and clean.. First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge, 1961. Why so much? First the condition: Red boards have stains at both front and rear lower outer corners. Upper front corner of board has a small section eaten from it (probably by a mouse by the looks of it). Interior shows extensive annotation and underlining in both pen and pencil. It is still fairly tight, but shows slight effect from the considerable amount of extraneous materials that has been inserted between its leaves. This book was the property of a Professor of English. It contains the rear flap of the missing dust jacket, copious notes on loose sheets, some in handwriting, some mimeographed, and what is now a very yellowed and tattered copy of "Freedom: The Anarchist Weekly" Vol 21, No. 47, Novenber 19, 1960, which contains an article about Alex Comfort. Plus there is a broadsheet published by Vanguard Bookstore, Toronto (no date) which is a copy of an essay by Diego Rivera and Andre Breton entitled "towards a free Revolutionary Art… Read More

Frankfurt am Main : Peter Lang, 1996. Light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked, but with light wrinkling that might indicate former contact with moisture, although there is no staining or odor. . Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980. Dj shows slight shelfwear along upper edge, but no chips or tears. Spine is sound and hinges are tight. The interior is tight and unmarked except there were occasional pencilled marginal annotations and underlinings, all of which the seller thinks he has erased, though he may have missed one or more, and, there are a few instances of fine-knib red ink underlinings in the footnotes, which the seller has not attempted to erase. 207 pp.. First. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Textbook.

Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2000. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except owner's name on inside of front cover, and author's inscription on half-title page. 48 pp. This very interesting book presents a poem for each letter of the alphabet, each poem illustrating a different form of verse or a literary term, explained below the poem.. Inscribed By Author. First. Pictorial Card. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Tightrope Books, 2005. Very light rubbing, no bumping or shelfwear to wraps. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp. 92 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2002. No rubbing or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except former owner's name on half-title page. 91 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: TSAR Pubns, 1990. While cover shows almost no wear, the first two blank leaves have been removed. Owner's stamp on title page, otherwise interior is tight and unmarked, and probably unread. 146 pp + bibliography.. First. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Routledge, 1970. Covers show light rubbing, bumping and shelfwear. Spine has vertical creases along signature separations. Sewn and glued binding. Interior otherwise tight but with owner's information in ink on half-title page, and extensive underlining and annotations in pencil in three chapters.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1993. Dj, which is not price-clipped, has a light wrinkle along upper front edge, but no tearing or chips. Boards are fine with sound spine and tight hinges. Interior is tight and unmarked. One leaf has a creased corner. 528 pp.. First. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford Univ Press, 1980. Clean, unmarked, tight, unrubbed. Top inch of spine is a greeish color, whereas rest is orange, which may be a result of exposure to sun or may be original design.. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ottawa, ON: Golden Dog Press, 1982. Light shelfwear to edges of wraps, tiny bumps, no rubbing. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except inscription on title page.. Inscribed By Author. First. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.