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Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality: Essays on Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals" by: Editor: Schacht, Richard

Nietzsche, Genealogy, Morality: Essays on Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals" by: Editor: Schacht, Richard

Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 479 pages, soft cover. Covers have some minor edge wear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a part of the Philosophical Traditions series, being volume 5. In this unique collection, 25 notable philosophers offer diverse discussions of Nietzsche's book's central themes and concepts. It presents a cross section of contemporary Nietzsche scholarship and philosophical investigation that is certain to interest philosophers, intellectual and cultural historians, and anyone concerned with this master thinker of the modern age. Clean copy. Record # 34323
Price: $15.00 

No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien by: Cronin, Anthony

No Laughing Matter: The Life and Times of Flann O'Brien by: Cronin, Anthony

Hardcover. London, U.K., Grafton Books, Reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 260 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with some B&W photography. This book is a biography which presents the life and career of the Irish novelist O'Nolan, including his childhood, his days as a newspaper columnist, his marriage, and his final days. It is rich in background, anecdote, and social history, informing the reader not only about O'Nolan, but also about the country of Ireland in which his lot was cast. Clean copy. Record # 34324
Price: $12.00 

Norman Mailer - The Man and His Work by: Lucid ( Ed.), David F.
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Norman Mailer - The Man and His Work by: Lucid ( Ed.), David F.

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 310 pages. Light wear, rubbing to dust jacket else a clean, tight copy. Record # 53015
Price: $12.00 

Notorious Literary Attacks by: Mordell (Ed.), Albert
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Notorious Literary Attacks by: Mordell (Ed.), Albert

Hardcover. New York, NY, Boni & Liveright, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 255 pages. Black cover with gilt lettering and decoration on front. Faded gilt lettering on spine. Spine slightly faded, and bottom of cover is worn. Corners scuffed. Title page in red and black ink. Record # 604050
Price: $12.00 

Novel in English by: Knight, Grant C.
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Novel in English by: Knight, Grant C.

Hardcover. New York, Richard R. Smith, 2nd, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 395 pages. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf, light stain to rear cover. Record # 302068
Price: $12.00 

Novelist of Three Worlds: Ford Madox Ford by: Wiley, Paul L.
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Novelist of Three Worlds: Ford Madox Ford by: Wiley, Paul L.

Hardcover. Syracuse, Syracuse University Press, 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 301 pages. Boards. Clean, tight copy. Record # 510830
Price: $12.00 

Novels of Harold Frederic, The by: Briggs, Jr., Austin
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Novels of Harold Frederic, The by: Briggs, Jr., Austin

Hardcover. Ithaca NY, Cornell University Press , 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 234 pages, brown cloth covers, with a lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Record # 406401
Price: $12.00 

Oscar Wilde by: Gide, Andre
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Oscar Wilde by: Gide, Andre

New York, Philosophical Library, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 50 pages. Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. Light rubbing to spine. Dust jacket with edgewear, faded spine, light soiling. Record # 508993
Price: $12.00 

Pact with Silence, A: Art and Thought in the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine by: Rubin, David Lee
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Pact with Silence, A: Art and Thought in the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine by: Rubin, David Lee

Hardcover. Columbus, OH, Ohio State University Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 132 pages. White cloth, black lettering. Very good pictorial dust jacket is price clipped with faded spine. Record # 803587
Price: $12.00 

Paradise of Bombs, The by: Sanders, Scott Russell
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Paradise of Bombs, The by: Sanders, Scott Russell

Hardcover. Athens, University of Georgia, 1st , 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 155 pages, minor dust jacket edge fade, otherwise, very clean and bright. Record # 53109
Price: $12.00 

Penchants and Places: Essays and Criticism by: Leithauser, Brad
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Penchants and Places: Essays and Criticism by: Leithauser, Brad

Hardcover. US, Knopf, 1st, 1995-02-21, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 289 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 463931
Price: $12.00 

Poet Auden, The - A Personal Memoir by: Rowse, A.L.
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Poet Auden, The - A Personal Memoir by: Rowse, A.L.

Hardcover. London, Methuen, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 138 pages. Clean, tight copy. Record # 604303
Price: $12.00 

Poet's Grammar: Person, Time and Mood in Poetry by: Berry, Francis

Poet's Grammar: Person, Time and Mood in Poetry by: Berry, Francis

Hardcover. London, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 190 pages, hardcover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book deals with grammatical forms and inflections as they function in the works of classic English poets and dramatists. An interesting read for scholars and students of English literature and English poetry. Previous owner inscribed their name on the inside front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33723
Price: $18.00 

Praises and Dispraises - Poetry and Politics, the 20th Century by: Des Pres, Terrence
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Praises and Dispraises - Poetry and Politics, the 20th Century by: Des Pres, Terrence

hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 265 pages. Slight sunning to rear cover of dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 201622
Price: $12.00 

Presenting Robert Cormier: From I am the Cheese to Beyond the Chocolate War--Insights into the Life and Work of a Leading Novelist for Young Adults. by: Campbell, Patricia J.

Presenting Robert Cormier: From I am the Cheese to Beyond the Chocolate War--Insights into the Life and Work of a Leading Novelist for Young Adults. by: Campbell, Patricia J.

Hardcover. Boston, Twayne Publishers, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 152 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket price clipped, in good shape, slightly yellow with age and wrapped in protective brodart. Super clean and bright inside. In excellent condition. Record # 30803
Price: $12.00 

Problems of Literary Evaluation: Yearbook of Comparative Criticism (Volume II) by: Editor: Strelka, Joseph
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Problems of Literary Evaluation: Yearbook of Comparative Criticism (Volume II) by: Editor: Strelka, JosephProblems of Literary Evaluation: Yearbook of Comparative Criticism (Volume II) by: Editor: Strelka, Joseph

Problems of Literary Evaluation: Yearbook of Comparative Criticism (Volume II) by: Editor: Strelka, Joseph

Hardcover. University Park, PA, The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 212 pages, hardcover. Cover boards have some discoloration, particularly on the rear. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Some black ink on the spine has been rubbed off, but gilt text is still legible. This series is devoted to the study of literature based on two assumptions: that literature is an expression of the culture in which it is written, and that the study of literature involves value-judgments. Previous owner's signature is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34242
Price: $16.00 

Robert Creeley by: Ford, Arthur
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Robert Creeley by: Ford, Arthur

Hardcover. Boston, Twayne, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages, gilt titles on blue board, black & white frontispiece portrait of Creeley. Bright and clean copy. Record # 62390
Price: $12.00 

Sartre & Flaubert by: Barnes, Hazel E.

Sartre & Flaubert by: Barnes, Hazel E.

Hardcover. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 1981, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 449 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has several chips, small holes, and closed tears. Gray cloth covers have some brown staining, but are generally in good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright, despite foxing along top edge. Binding is solid. This book explores the extent to which "The Family Idiot" is all of a biography, a novel, an autobiography, a philosophical work, and literature rolled into one. Clean copy. Record # 34342
Price: $18.00 

Screening the Text: Intertextuality in New Wave French Cinema [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Kline, Jefferson T.

Screening the Text: Intertextuality in New Wave French Cinema [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Kline, Jefferson T.

Hardcover. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Universiy Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 308 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket flaps both were folded inwards, but are still in good condition. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Light foxing present on the top edge of the pages. Binding is solid. In "Screening the Text" T. Jefferson Kline argues that the French new wave's rebel stance is far more complex and problematic than critics usually acknowledge. Challenging conventional views of film and literature in postwar France, Kline explores the new wave's unconscious--even oedipal--obsession with the tradition it claimed to reject. Clean copy. Record # 33800
Price: $18.00 

Seamus Heaney: Poet of Contrary Progressions by: Hart, Henry

Seamus Heaney: Poet of Contrary Progressions by: Hart, Henry

Hardcover. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 219 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, gray cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. In this book, Hart discusses Heaney's poetry, his creative and personal situations, and his assimilation of contemporary literary theory. Clean copy. Record # 34275
Price: $24.00 

Second Flowering by: Cowley, Malcolm
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Second Flowering by: Cowley, Malcolm

Hardcover. London, HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1st, October 11, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 276 pages, several b&w photographs. Light edgewear to dust jacket. Light foxing, soiling to top and fore-edge. Else clean and tight. Record # 454051
Price: $12.00 

Shakespeare's Wooden O by: Hotson, Leslie
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Shakespeare's Wooden O by: Hotson, Leslie

Hardcover. London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 2nd imp., 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 335 pages. Dark top edge. Some markings to covers. Covers slightly warped. No dust jacket. Record # 503050
Price: $12.00 

Shoemaker's Son, The - The Life of Hans Christian Anderson by: Burnett, Constance Buel
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Shoemaker's Son, The - The Life of Hans Christian Anderson by: Burnett, Constance Buel

Hardcover. NY, Random House , 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, black & white plates, decoration by Fritz Kredel, 313 pgs. Slight fading to spine, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 108528
Price: $12.00 

Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street by: Lingeman, Richard
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Sinclair Lewis: Rebel from Main Street by: Lingeman, Richard

Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 659 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has one closed tear at the top of the spine, and some shelf wear to the top edge. Black paper covers have minor bumping at the top and bottom of the spine, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book presents an empathetic, absorbing, and balanced portrait of an eccentric alcoholic-workaholic whose novels and stories exploded shibboleths with a volatile mixture of caricature and realism. Clean copy. Record # 34137
Price: $30.00 


  
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