Ezra Pound (Literary Lives)
Thames & Hudson, June 1987. Trade Paperback. {7' x 9'} Light soiling and marginal darkening. Previous owner's name inked inside first page. [126 pages}. More
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Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day
Harry N. Abrams, May 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. In Queer City, the acclaimed Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way-through the complete history and experiences of its gay and lesbian population. In Roman Londinium, the city was dotted with lupanaria ("wolf dens" or public pleasure houses), fornices..... More
T.S. Eliot: A Life
Simon & Schuster, October 1984. Hardcover. some sun fading on dust jacket spine; light shelf wear along top fron and spine of DJ; name inscribed in ink on front free end page. More
Albion: Origins of the English Imagination
Nan A. Talese, October 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Peter Ackroyd follows his acclaimed "London: The Biography" with a book that once again plumbs the history of England and uncovers the continuities that link past and present. A dazzling, highly original exploration of English culture from its roots in the Anglo-Saxon..... More
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (First American Edition)
Harmony, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. "IRRESISTIBLE!" --The Boston Globe Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the..... More
Dixie Rising : How the South Is Shaping American Values, Politics, and Culture
Harcourt, November 1997. Trade Paperback. As we move toward the end of the century, Southern values have become American values. Southern politicians lead both political parties, and the South has powered the rightward shift in American politics over the course of the past three decades. The South is far and..... More
The Portable Hannah Arendt (Penguin Classics)
Penguin Classics, August 2003. Trade Paperback. Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including The Origins of Totalitarianism, Between Past and..... More
The Romans and Their World.
St Martin's Press, January 1970. Paper Back. Octavo. Foxing to edges. [318 pages]. More
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Harmony, March 2023. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert "One of the..... More
The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
Anchor, September 2023. Paper Back. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency yet published."--The Washington Post - A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker and Financial Times - "The book everyone is talking about."--Politico The inside story of the four..... More
Barnes Plays: 1: The Ruling Class; Leonardo's Last Supper; Noonday Demons; The Bewitched; Laughter!; Barnes' People: Eight Monologues (Contemporary Dramatists)
Methuen Drama, October 2006. Trade Paperback. A selection of plays by one of the most original and biting comic writers working in Britain (The Times) The Ruling Class is a scorching and savage tragedy, yet its jokes are innumerable...they throw wide open the windows of your mind, they enlarge your..... More
Barnes Plays: 3: Clap Hands; Heaven's Blessings; Revolutionary Witness (Contemporary Dramatists)
Methuen Drama, August 1996. Trade Paperback. A selection of plays by one of the most original and biting comic writers working in Britain (The Times) Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie is a riotous, scabrous comedy concerning a demonic figure, a destroyer and giver of life, who is always trying to..... More
Haiku Harvest Japanese Haiku Series IV
Peter Pauper Press, January 1963. Hardcover. 12mo. Paper covered boards. In edgeworn, price-clipped dust jacket with several small chips. Non-authorial inscription front free end page. More
Ron Benner, All That Has Value : Essays
University of Western Ontario, January 1995. Paper Back. Inscribed by Benner on inside first page: 'For Sylvie & Baya simpre trener valor Ron Benner'. No text on green spine. More
Holy War: Inside the Secret World of Osama Bin Laden
Orion Publishing Group, November 2001. Hardcover. More
Understanding the New Proxy Wars
Hurst, 2022. Hardcover. More
Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession
John Wiley & Sons, September 2000. Hardcover. In this exciting new book, Peter L. Bernstein, who chronicled the evolution of risk in his recent bestseller, Against the Gods, tells the story of history's most coveted, celebrated, and inglorious asset: gold. From the ancient fascinations of Moses and Midas through the..... More
Games Venus: Anthology CL
Other, October 1991. Hardcover. This collection of Greek and Latin erotic poems contains an introduction acquainting the reader with ancient sexual mores in their social setting, and offering a helpful guide to reading ancient erotic verse. Poems are prefaced by brief sketches of each poet's life and times. Previous owner's..... More
Casino Moon
Hard Case Crime, May 2009. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. THE ONLY THING HARDER THAN GETTING INTO THE MOB IS GETTING OUT. For Anthony Russo, an Atlantic City mobster's son, the chances of escaping a life of crime are slim. They hinge on his plan to back a washed-up boxer's comeback..... More
Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less
Fanove Publishing, 2001. Reprint. Paper Back. {6' x 9'} Clean, bright, without markings. 3rd printing. [282 pages]. More
Evoking Shakespeare (Dramatic Contexts)
Theatre Communications Group, May 1999. Trade Paperback. Evoking Shakespeare is the text of a talk given by Peter Brook in Berlin dealing with the essence of performing Shakespeare today. Based on the author's lifelong interest in interpreting Shakespeare's works for contemporary audiences, Brook's analysis is a typically illuminating and provocative..... More
Written City: Literary Guide to Canterbury
Yorick Books, November 1989. Cloth. Revised 1990 UK edition in jacket with mild moisture curling & and two half inch closed tears top edge front panel. A few scattered rubbig marks & sticker residue back panel. Overall bright, tight near fine copy. Brown boards with gilt lettering. More
Ahrends Burton and Koralek (Architectural Monographs No 15)
Academy Pr, August 1991. Oversize Softcover. Remainder mark on the bottom edge of the printblock. More
Paris Then and Now
Thunder Bay Press, September 2003. Oversized Hardcover. Celebrating beloved cities from around the world, this book on the City of Lights offers a unique combination of historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then and Now Paris features over 100 fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same..... More
Oscar and Lucinda
Harper & Row, January 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Jacket wrapped. More
