Search Results: LITERARY CRITICISM - Books and Reading Books

New York: New American Library, 1983. Paperback. Very Good. From the Bible, the Iliad, and the Republic to Civil Disobedience, Das Kapital, and Silent Spring, this revised and greatly expanded edition is a monument to the power of the printed word-an informative discussion of many of the most important works ever created. "I bought this book used from a library, along with a dozen others, a decade ago without much thought of what I was buying. Wow! I ended up with a lifetime of excellent reading. I've since had this book at my bedside, off and on, for the last ten years. So much excellent information is packed into this book that you can keep coming back to it and learning the most important writings of civilization. This book summarizes the works for you. With just a little reading you can say something like, "What Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity did was radically change our perspective of time and space, and matter and energy. He showed that all… Read More

Tuttle, 2002. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 1997, 1997. Paperback. VG-. Book Club. 296pp. Index. Soiling, rubbing wraps, wear extremities.. Book Club. Paperback. VG-.

Kensington, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Paper white, pages clean, binding firm. Minor cover edgewear..

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Conari Press, 2000. Soft cover. Good. Softcover in good condition. Text block clean and tight. Wraps show gentle shelf wear and top front cover has plasticized coating rippling a little but still intact. Includes many black & white photographs of the women authors discussed along with many illustrations. * From the back of the book, ""Read about a range of women, from mystics for whom religious writing was the only form of expression allowed to the bravehearted dissidents who found themselves banned and blacklisted into obscurity. First novelists, pioneer poets, fearless booksellers, and many more - this collection of profiles offers a look at the women who would not be held back from being creative, being political, and breaking new ground."" Concludes with Appendices: Book Groups - Chatting it Up (a discussion of book clubs and a list of resources,) A Resource Guide of Books, Magazines, Organizations, Acknowledgments, Bibliography, Index… Read More

Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A.: Harvest House Publishers, 1998 Great anthology of quotes about books, reading, and literature. . Hard Cover, Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall, 107 Pages.

Yale. first printing,1989. Very Good/Very Good hard cover. 12mo,cloth,164pp. edgewear,rubbing,scratches,price clipped,dust jacket. spine a bit slanted at foot,light shelfwear,cover. clean,tight,text. scholarly.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 290 pp., B & W illustrations throughout - spine color light green, black - reference.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Milkweed Editions, 1997, 1997. Paperback. VG+. 297pp. Extremities lightly rubbed.. Paperback. VG+.

Toronto, ON, Canada: HarperCollins Canada, Limited, 1997. Book. Mildly Edgeworn. Wraps (Paperback). Pages clean binding firm.

Columbus: Merrill Publishing Co., 1987. Gently used textbook. Boards have very light scuffing. One small section of highlighting. Rest of text is clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. . Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, U. K.: Pavilion Rotary Club / Gazette-News Co., 1998 A great bibliography of unusual and many obscure books.. Revised & Updated. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall, 224 Pages.

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1991. 164pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Biblio. & index.. Paperback. VG.

New York: New York: HarperCollins, 1993, 1993. Paperback. VG+. ISBN:0-06-500099-4. 266pp. Index, Refs., Fading interior, light wear.. Paperback. VG+.

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2000 This copy has sustained what looks llike a coffee spill to the top edge which has stiffened the pages, but not affected the text. Two stains to the front dust jacket. Would make a good reading copy.. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair.

Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Press, 1989. 164 pp. Burgundy cloth boards have light wear, small bleach spots on back. Text has heavy underlining and notation. Binding is sound.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Ex-Libris.

New York: Scribner's Sons. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1969. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy with very light wear See Photos Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade Paperback. Pages : 237 .


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New York NY: William H. Schab, 1994. Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover, 81 pp. w/ b&w illustrations. Book catalogue No. 17, undated (possibly 1960's). Arranged alphabetically by author in the following categories - Medicine; Portraits of Physicians and Other Scientists; Astronomy and Astrology; Botany; Chemistry; Mathematics; Physics and Electricity; and Occulta. Primarily medieval titles described. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; shelf wear to top edge; slight tear at bottom spine end..

Voorburg, The Netherlands: Antiquariaat Papyrus, 2006. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover,96 pp. w/ b&w illustrations. Book catalogue No. 12, 2006. Arranged alphabetically by author in a general section and a second section on treatises on scientific instruments. Primarily medieval titles described. Book Condition : Very Good; a few margin notes in pencil; light wear..

West Chester PA: Chester County Library, 1975. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Side-stapled booklet, 24 pp. Bibliography, by category (e.g. Architecture, Genealogy, Natural History), of works related to Chester County history in their library system. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks, light wear..