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rear cover blurb"Not just the great S037531552panish language novel of thisdecade but one of the corner stones that defines an entire literature"Masoliver Rodenas (La Vanguardia) Barcelonain three volumesboxed set sealedtext is unmarked book has not been read.crime of the century:the mudrer of women factory workers, over 300 over several decades

work by 50 authors never before published in the USA.. Book not opened. Text unmarked. Spine tight. no visible flaws. Innovative writing

Cloth front cover has emblem of starlight lower right. Remainder mark on rear bottom edges. Text unmarked.. Dj corners show slight wear. No visible flaws.

staples on bottom rusted front cover a little dirty text Unmarked spot ad for new directions publisher on rear cover front cover lower right above price

Front cover has bnads in gold. Title in blue with gold lettering centered 3/4 of the way on cover. Spine has the same with the additon of publisher on blue background in gold lettering. Text unmarked. Dappled edge . End paprers white but browing. Corners straight. Book has been read. Sharp looking book as design cloth is decorated with small desingn, that caputres attention

Two volume work with previous owners notes on the history of edge on verso flyleaf in pencil, somewhat hard to read. The book is tight and does not appear to have been read. Latin dedication to the philosopher George Berkeley, whose name graces the City of Berkeley California and the Berkeley Pit in Butte, Montana, a superfund site of pollution, which should make you melancholy.Both volumes tight with marbled paper before title page..There is browning of paper in front of both volumes and some spotting at the beginning of each volumeOutside of the previous owners history of the printing, there is no writing, no underlining, no tears or other mars. At rear of volume one three blank pages have a corner turned down.Volume two at the end has table instead of an index.

Know as WAIT UNTIL SPRING BANDINI in the USA. I lived on the same street as the setting of bandini, 40 years later in Boulder Colorado and not much had changed since Fante wrote Bandini. A good luck at being youth at the time. The text is unmarked. Spine is tight. Livre en francais

Dust jacket price clipped. Stated first printing. Bookplate of cm west on recto endpaper. Front free endpapers map of US.What drove a man west in the 1800's. I thought it was a good read when I read about 1963. The first in a trilogy, the Big Sky continues to hold the reader. The dust jacket shows the many hands that have read this volume, and is torn ,crease worn and missing in several places. Book has title and author on spine in silver.

Book club editon. Only date in book is 1947, but since its a book club, the book may have been published later and not showing the publication date as was the practice of some publishers., I'm calling this book a first book club becasue of the markings. Dj shows a little wear at base of spine. Text unmarked., Slight wear dj front corners

Pages a little age toned. Book never opened. Spine tight. Text unmarked. Great opening by Kerouac denouncing his publishers for not letting him use the same name for his characters. Claims one day he'll put all his books into one big book called "Legend of Duluoz" Rave blurbs on both front and back. Corners pointed./illustration of Keroauc on front and photo of Kerouc on back. bantam numbers 2642

book is unread.text of 320 pages is unmarkededge rear cover shows some weara look at the problems of a mixed family in he shadow of nazi germany

Preston B. Albright received this book as Christmas present for Hisi Aunt Eleenor Dec 25 1923, as written on recto endpaper in ink Horse and rider escaping on front cover which is green and with red building. Spine has title, author and publisher in black on green field.Rear cover is blank except for a stain in the center.Text of 304 pages is unmarked.Book has been read.

Winner Nobel prize literature. Translated by Jennifer Croft. Spine has title, author publisher and translator in gold gilt.. Embossing center front cover of book . top of spine has a few crinkles. Text unmarked. Spine tight. A major book that any one who wants to write needs to read. Hundreds of character across years and borders . Great translation of this powerful book and the themes inside. Maps and illustrations

ribbon marker translated from Russian by Nicholas Bethell and David Burg from the Bodley head editionappendix session of soviet writers' secretariatbook opens with Solzhenitsyn's letter to fourth congress of soviet writerstext is unmarkedcolor plate of Cancer Ward opposite title page

Spine bottom missing piece 3/4". Text unmarked. Lots of ads. rear cover ad of grape nuts forthe working woman. Cover edges show wear.One novelette , novel in two parts, three serial stories ;five short stories and poetry

originally published by Charles Barrie& sons London. First of 8 volumes. Front cover Gold gilt feur d' lis with Dumas intials in center. Spine has cross decoration in fold gilt , author, publisher title and series number in gold gilt, All of which are faded. Text unmarked. Hinged. Three stories:Joanna of Naples;Man in the Iron Mask;Martin Guerre. No bibliographical information. Illustration opposite title page which is surrounded by period decorations. Authors name and publisher.. Pages are clean Print is small but bright..Top corners show a bit of wear. .

second volume of 8 volume series. translated from French. three stories:Vaninka;La Constantin; la Marquise de Brinvilliers. Front cover is crosses and fleur d' lis in gold gilt. Slight wear bottom front corner. Spine has title, author , publisher series number in faded gold gilt. Text unmarked.. book hinged. Pages clean and readable.book has been read.

third of 8 volume series. Translated from French. Dumas initials in center of front cover which is decorated in gold gilt crosses and fleur d'lis. Spine is faded and title, author publisher in gold gilt. Text unmarked and contains three stories:Marquise de ganges;karl ludwig sand;urban grandier .

First published in 1952 New introduction by Algren. Text is unmarked. Book unread..Cover is faded.. Rear cover has a few scuffs and is faded..Picture of Algren on rear cover.

acid free paper. Notes. Bibliography. Ex lib with protective cover, mylar attached to book cover. No visible flaws. Text unmarked.. Pages clean. Bibliography. Notes