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San Diego, California, USA: Harvest Books/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1992. BX1 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a small patch (about 1") on the right edge of the front cover plus there is some light scattered scuffing on the back cover. A book about the German language literature and literary trends of the post-war Germanies and the other major German-speaking countries Switzerland and Austria. The author places special emphasis on the social, political, and economic developments in each country and how these affected writers and literature. Selected bibliography of translations, recommended readings, indexed, 454p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6"x9".

New York, New York, USA: Burt Franklin, 1970. BZ1 - A hard cover reprint edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with a patch of heavy rubbing and label staining on the spine plus there is some light scattered rubbing along the edges of the boards plus there are the usual library stamps and label on the top, bottom and right outside paper edges and the front fixed endpaper. This is a reprint of a book originally published in 1936. This book is a bibliography that developed out of the production of "The Life of Washington Irving" by Stanley T. Williams. It is designed for the student of Washington Irving, both the collector and the literary historian, and contains material on the works of Irving published subsequent to the listings by Langfeld and Blackburn, as well as related critical literature. Title index, 200p.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.… Read More

New Haven, Connecticut, USA: Yale University Press, 1981. BZ2 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A sequence of numbers with the "1" present appearing on the copyright page with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth covered boards with silver lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front and back free endpapers, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a library label on the spine plus the front and back mylar sleeve endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve endflaps. Works cited, indexed, 209p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6"x8.5". Ex-Library.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional, 1993. BZ3 - A trade paperback book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in gray wraps with minor overall shelf wear primarily in the form of some creasing on the front cover. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf with some light creasing on the front and back and some light overall rubbing. A book of days for the Brazilian literary year. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions throughout. Indexed, chronology, 261p.. Trade Paperback. Good/Good. 6.25"x8".

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Chelsea House Publishers, 1988. CB5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with the DJ endflaps glued to the fixed endpapers, usual library marks, stamps, label, & pocket on the page edges, free endpapers, & the title page. DJ shows minor shelf wear with some light fading on the spine & front top edge, library label on the spine, original library mylar sleeve, mylar sleeve endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers. This is a title in the publisher's Modern Critical Interpretations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6.5"x9.5". Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: Twayne Publishers, 1972. CC6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. No additional printings are indicated on the back of the title page. A tight, clean, sound copy in dark red cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some light yellowing of the paper edges plus there is some very, very light tape staining on the outside board surfaces from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is some tape staining on the front and back endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label and pocket on the title page and back endpaper. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the publisher's World Authors Series: A Survey of the World's Literature. A book that examines the life and successes of an Argentine author, journalist, and political… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, USA: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1992. CC6 - A trade paperback enlarged illustrated book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very slight overall rubbing of the covers. A book about the efforts of Dr. Thomas Bowdler and his sister to "improve" English literature by applying their prudery and zeal to rewriting them. References of sources cited, indexed, about the author, 324p.. Enlarged Illustrated Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8..25".

Woodbury, New York, USA: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated, 1958. CE3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light yellowing of the spine and paper edges plus some light surface scuffing at the bottom right corner of the front cover. A condensed, readily accessible book on the Romantic Movement. It covers its origin, background, development, achievements, authors, and their works. This is a title in the publisher's Barron's Essentials series. Bibliography, indexed, 322p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Berkeley, California, USA: University of California Press, 1989. CE5 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated purple wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book about Thomas Chatteton, an English percursor to the Romantic poètes maudits. The author examines Chatterton's influence on the Romantic Movement and makes a psyghological examination of Chatterton as a precocious and neurotic adolescent. By the author of "Adolesence" and "Oneness and Separateness." Endnotees, indexed, 301p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994. CE2 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in good+ very good- condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in gray paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with silver lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is a remainder mark on the bottom outside paper edges. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very light edge wear along the spine top and bottom edges plus there is a very small (less than 0.25") closed tear at the front bottom right corner plus there is some very light soiling overall. A book about the in-fighting and one-upmanship that poets and writers have engaged in at cocktail parties and literary gatherings for centuries. It includes over 400 quotations of literary gossip and well-turned phrases. Illustrated by caricaturist Tullio Pericoli. Indexed, 152p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: University of Minnesota Press, 1987. CF4 - A trade paperback book enscribed by the author in good+ to very good- condition. Enscribed to the original owner by the author in black ink on the half title page. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light creasing on the front cover plus there is some very, very light edge wear along the free edges of the covers. This is a title in the publisher's Theory and History of Literature series. With a foreword by Wlad Dogzich. A book about the transition from a Latinate culture to one based on a vernacular langue that took place from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The author focuses on the rise of French vernacular literacy in the 12th cneutry at the same time that logic came into vogue with an emphasis on the expression of these two tendencies in the work of Chrétien de Troyes. Endnotes, indexed, 131p.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued.… Read More

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1989. CF4 - A papeback book SIGNED by Mark Busby on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, fading on the spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. With an introduction by the editors. A collection of essays that examine the American literary tradition and how it was impacted by frontier mythology. The contributors include David Mogen, Langdon Elsbree, Wayne Ude, Charlotte S. McClure, James K. Folsom, Mark Busby, Ritchie D. Watson, Delbert E. Wylder, Gerald Haslam, Mick McAllister, Joan Penzenstadler, Rudolfo A. Anaya, Melody Graulich, Paul Bryant, Linda Ben-Zvi, John H. Lenihan, John Clark Pratt, and Gary K. Wolfe. 9"x6", 282 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Columbia University Press, 1990. CG5 - A hard cover 4th printing withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacke tin very good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in green cloth covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows only very, very minor overall shelf wear with the mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers. An exploration of feminism within the profession of literature focusing on the questioning of society's gender arrangements. Indexed, 266p.. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Vision Press, 1975. CH5 - DJ is mylar protected. A hard cover first UK edition book in good+ condition with a dust jacket in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in brown paper covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of bumping on the top right corners. The dust jacket shows very minor overall wear mainly in the form of some very, very light edge wear around the spine top and bottom edges and right corners plus there is some very light rubbing alongthe spine and right edges plus there is some very, very light rubbing overall on the front. This is a title in the publisher's Vision Critical Study series. A book that examines British historical novels appearing from 1859 to 1866 by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Meredith. The author examines the shifting attitudes of novelists through the Victorian experience of rapid urbanization, popular agitation, and… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Collier Books, 1962. CE2 - A mass market paperback book in good+. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some scattered rubbing of the covers plus there is some very light yellowing of the spine and along the top edge of the front cover plus there is some light creasing on the back cover plus there is some very light cupping of the spine plus there is the original owner's name in blue ink on the front endpaper plus there is some very, very light yellowing of the outside paper edges. An examination of the literature produced in the American colonies and how, from its beginnings, it has been intimately related to the land and the experiences of the people living upon it. Indexed, 541p.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4.25"x7.25".

Chicago, Illinois, USA: University of Chicago Press, 1967. CH5 - DJ is mylar protected. A tight, clean, sound copy in yellow cloth covered boards with metallic copper lettering and a grphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light scattered soiling plus there is some light soiling on the outside paper edges, along the spine edges of the front and back fixed and free endpapers, and the front free endpaper. The dust jaketshows heavy edgse wear along the endflap edges with the endflaps separated from the dust jacket plus there is some edge wear with chipping at the bottom right corners of the front and back plus there is ome light scattered soiling and rubbing plusthere is some very light edge wear along and around the top and bottom spine edges. This is a title in the publisher's Classic American Historians series. Abridged and edited by Archie H. Jones. An examination of the literature produced in the American colonies and how, from its beginnings, it has been intimately… Read More

New York, New York, USA: Octagon Books, Inc., 1969. CH4 - A hard cover reprint edition book in good+ to very good- condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine and a graphic on the front with minor overall shelf wear with some very light spotting on the front cloth plus there is some light yellowing on the outside paper edges. This is a reprint of a book originally published in 1948. A book that examines the work of Hogarth with an emphasis on his literary importance, particularly in the development of realistic satire in English fiction. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. Indexed, 202p. This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1995. CG4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, lightly cocked, light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated and with an introduction by Patricia Terry. A presentation of translations of the four major medieval practitioners of octosyllabic narrative verse. The authors include Chrétien de Troyes, Marie de France, and Jean Renart. 8.25"x5.5", 218 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Jackson, Mississippi, USA: University Press of Mississippi, 1991. CH4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in green cloth with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom spine edges plus the dust jacket mylar sleeve endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light fading on the spine and along the top edge of the front plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus the front and back mylar sleeve endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers. A travelogue of six great authors and their particular sense of regional America: Robert Frost's New England, Flannery O'Connor's Deep South, William Faulkner's north Mississippi,… Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Twayne Publishers/G. K. Hall & Co., 1978. CH5 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with no dust jacket. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with minor overall shelf wear with the usual library label, stamps, marks, pocket, and embossed seal on the spine, the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges, the title page, the copyright page, and the back fixed endpaper plus the stamps on the copyright page and the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges have been marked out with a large black marker plus there is some scattered light fading on the front and back boards from library labels. A critical anlaysis of the career and work of the noted African-American author James Baldwin. Notes and references, selected bibliography, indexed, 157p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.