Indiana University Press / Midland Book, January 1970. First Thus. Paper Back. Octavo. Much worn cover with rubbing, creased corner. Heavily worn spine. Scattered pencil underlining occasionaly through text. (183 pages) First Midland Book edition. More
University of Pittsburgh Press, January 1970. Cloth. Scholars of James Joyce offer critical analysis of his work "Ulysses." Five essays interpret the character of the novel; four deal with the literary style of presentation, the last focuses on the problems of translation. Contributors: Robert R. Boyle, S.J.; David Hayman; Richard..... More
Greenwood, May 1984. Cloth. Product information not available. Octavo. Aqua Blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering in black rectangles on spine and front cover. Clean, sound. Previous owner's name inked front cover. Mild wear. Mild bumped corners. More
Oxford University Press, September 1989. Trade Paperback. In this book Lyons traces the outlines of four conflicting cultures which coexist in Ireland: Gaelic, English, Anglo-Irish and Ulster Protestant. He contends that their interlocking patterns form the basis of Ireland's continuing conflicts. The historical framework of the book is defined by..... More
Penguin, 1975. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. 'O Light! May I never look on you again, Revealed as I am, sinful in my begetting, Sinful in marriage, sinful in shedding of blood!' The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles (496-406 BC) to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's..... More
Scribner, September 1999. Trade Paperback. The only authorized edition of the twentieth-century classic, featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald's final revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Great..... More
Random House Inc, October 2002. Trade Paperback. Featuring the brilliantly drawn Roxanna, a mulatto slave who suffers dire consequences after switching her infant son with her master's baby, and the clever Pudd'nhead Wilson, an ostracized small-town lawyer, Twain's darkly comic masterpiece is a provocative exploration of slavery and miscegenation. Leslie..... More
Independently published, January 2020. Soft Cover. More
Cambridge University Press, November 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. This collection of essays explores the literary and cinematic implications of translating Austen's prose into film. It considers how prose fiction and cinema differ; how mass commercial audiences require changes to script and character; and how continually remade films evoke memories of..... More
Scribner, September 1999. Trade Paperback. The only authorized edition of the twentieth-century classic, featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald's final revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. The Great..... More
Scribner, June 1995. Trade Paperback. One of the classics of twentieth-century literature, "The Great Gatsby" is now available in a definitive, textually accurate edition. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first..... More
Scribner, June 1995. Trade Paperback. One of the classics of twentieth-century literature, "The Great Gatsby" is now available in a definitive, textually accurate edition. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first..... More
Knopf, February 1976. Cloth. More
Knopf, February 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in dustjacket with sun-lightened spine with slight foxing to DJ edges. Top corners front & back are bumped. Tan cloth covered boards with gold lettering and dust stains and spotty discoloration. Foxing of end pages. Top textblock edge tinted raspberry colored. Light foxing..... More
Cornell Univ Pr, January 1990. Trade Paperback. Costa Rica, a country of no larger than West Virginia, hosts more than 830 species of birds, more than in all of North Amerian north of Mexico. It may well be the only country in the world with as many bird species and..... More
Grove / Evergreen Original, 1961. First Thus. Trade Paperback. First U.S. paperback edition. Edgewear. Foxing, especially heavily to cover verso front and rear and likewise heavy foxing to first & last pages of textblock. [94 pp.]. More
Arbor House, November 1985. First Thus. Cloth. Octavo. First trade edition of the anthology, Dutch Treat. The three novels: The Hunted, Swag, & Mr. Majestyk had individually, previously been published in a variety of formats. Also Dutch Treat, the collection had once been issued in 'a limited first edition' by..... More
Penguin Books, May 1964. Mass Market PaperBack. Brilliantly adapting Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences, the sublime comedies of Plautus (c. 254-184 BC) are the earliest surviving complete works of Latin literature. The four plays collected here reveal a playwright in his prime, exploring classic themes and developing standard characters..... More
St. Martin's Press, June 1991. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. {6' x 9 & 1/2'} In dustjacket with moderate edgewear. Front flap is not clipped. Dark brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine.[92 pp.]. More
George H. Doran Company, 1925. First Edition. Cloth. First U.S. Edition. Easy to tell this is first edition because of small GHD colophon below copyright. Dustjacket is missing. Purple cloth with gold lettering on spine. Some slight fade to gilt lettering. Front board edge slightly bruised near bottom left corner..... More
Duquesne University Press; distributed by Humanities Press [New York], January 1974. Hardcover. More
Simon & Schuster, November 1997. First Edition. Cloth. Provides a detailed portrait of the most prominent American architect of the nineteenth century, featuring 150 photographs of his buildings, from Boston's Trinity Church to Chicago's Glessner House. Gemlike and nearly perfect, the century-old Trinity Church in Boston regularly appears on every..... More
Princeton Architectural Press, November 2004. Oversized Hardcover. From its birth as a remote trading outpost on the fringes of the Dutch empire to its current status as the so-called Capital of the World, New York has always captivated visual artists. The extraordinary prints collected by the New-York Historical Society over..... More
Howell-North Books, January 1972. First Edition. Cloth. Quarto. In heavily foxed/marginally darkened DJ with chipping/tear top of spine. Flap not clipped. Very heavy foxing/spotting to jacket verso. Light grey cloth covered boards with black lettering and illustration of Coit Tower front board and black lettering on spine., Darkening and dust..... More
Bristol Classical Press, June 1999. Hardcover. The first five chapters of Aristotle's De Generatione et Corruptione distinguish creation and destruction from mere qualitative change and from growth. They include a fascinating debate about the atomists' analysis of creation and destruction as due to the rearrangement of indivisible atoms. Aristotle's rival..... More
