Search Results: Literature & Fiction from Marbus Farm Books

Imp. Obrapia, 1935. Paperback. Fair. Small staplebound softcover, Edgewear and normal shelfwear to covers. Some soiling to rear cover, Spine has tearing. Signed by author, and a separate gift inscription not by author on another page. 92 pages. Some notes in pencil. Not in WorldCat, scarce.

Nascimento, 1957. Tercera Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Large trade softcover, light shelfwear to covers. A few small chips/tears to edge of covers. Chipping at foot of spine. Owner's stamp inside, contents clean and tight. 411 pages, b&w photos.

Russell F. Moore Company, 1946. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth, clean with light shelfwear. 31 pages of poetry in French and English. Light browning to page edges from age.

Tercera, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover with dj. Book and contents clean and tight. 103 pages. Text in Spanish.

Chudozestvennaja literatura, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, no dj. Light shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and tight. 518 pages. Translation of: Farmor och V

Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Blue cloth hardcover. No dj. 373 pages. B&W illus. Fourth issue of this annual devoted to the history of the book. Collection of scholary essays on the history of printing and the book. Slightly cocked with a couple of areas of light rubbing on the covers.

Brunswick Historical Press, 2004. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Trade softcover. Historical novel, memoir, short story, and play included. All revolve around Brunswick, Maryland.

Mercure de France, 1954. Paperback. Fair. Softcover with stiff paper wraps. Front cover is loose and rear cover has tear along 1/3 of spine and a short horizontal tear out from spine also. Contents clean with uncut pages. Browning to edges of covers. 292 pages, notes. Text in French.

Litoral, 1945. Paperback. Good. Softcover with stiff paper wraps. Light soiling to wraps, couple of small stains to rear cover. Corners creased, spine creased and darkened. Band of darkening across front cover. Owner's name inked out inside. Contents clean and tight. 412 pages.

Rodez Editions Subervie, 1964. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover with paper wraps. Normal shelfwear for its age. Browning to edges. Light soiling to covers. 54 pages.

UMI, 1973. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover dissertation reproduction in blue wraps. Some shelfwear to wraps, underlining in text. 159 pages. Bibliography of McKay's publications, bibliography of secondary works. PhD dissertation submitted to University of Notre Dame in 1968. Scarce.

Edites a Vialot, 1984. Limited ed. Paperback. Very Good. Trade softcover, with dj. Light shelfwear to dj and light foxing to covers. Small tear at top edge of rear cover. Newspaper article about Cassa Graula taped in to rear free endpaper. Contents clean and tight. 127 pages, color illus. Number 360 of a limited edition.

Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1838. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 212 pages. Boards and spine appear original. Spine label rubbed with black spot obscuring some text. Corners bumped, top of spine frayed. What looks like a water stain less than 1" wide runs almost the length of the rear cover. Fron hinge starting to pull away. Small tear to title page where it connects to gutter. Boards bumped at corners, normal shelfwear. Last 100 pages have small discoloring stain at top gutters that does not reach the text. Overall, not a bad copy - I tried to note all the problems which makes it sound worse than it is. Photos available on request.

University Press of Florida, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover without dj. 290 pages, notes, bibliography, index. Price sticker on rear cover, else clean and tight. Adlai Murdoch offers a detailed rereading of five major contemporary French Caribbean writers--Glissant, Cond

Frederick Ungar, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, no dj. Light rubbing and shelfwear to covers. Contents clean but brittle and browning from age. 173 pages.

GLM, 1949. Presumed First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Softcover with stiff paper wraps. Light shelfwear for its age. Contents clean. Browning to edges of covers from aging. Text in French. 69 pages. Numbre 641 of a limited edition.

Insel, 1926. Hardcover. Fair. Green hardcover, no dj. General shelfwear and rubbing to covers, Some fraying at head and foot of spine. Contents clean. 319 pages, notes. In German.

Instituto Veracruzano De La Cultura, 2008. Paperback. Good. Trade softcover, slit running down front cover as if it has been sliced with a box cutter. Contents clean and tight. 229 pages. Mainly poetry.

Sovremennik, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, no dj. Light shelfwear and price sticker to covers. Contents clean and tight. 634 pages, index, bibliography, notes, b&w illus.

Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, no dj. Light rubbing and shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and tight. 237 pages.