Search Results: Literary Criticism from MLC Books

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1993. A critical examination of Ambler's work. Very gently rubbed at the tips. Jacket lightly crimped, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Ramble House, 2001. Light shelf rubbing.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/Fine.

Ramble House, 2002. Light shelf rubbing. Inscribed on the title page: "For Charley Shibuk with many thanks. Mike Nevins.". Inscribed By the Editor. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/Fine.

New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1924. Sergel's 1923 novel "Arlie Gelston" was controversial for the portrayal of a young Iowa woman who becomes pregnant. This was an effort by the publisher to allow the public to weigh in with their views. 73 reviews ranging from praise to bitter condemnation, unpaginated. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a crease to the upper front corner, pencil notation on the upper front page.. Staplebound Wraps. Good/No Jacket.

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1980. Lightly bumped and rubbed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

Chicago, IL: Third World Press, 1972. First paperback printing. Light pressure imprint to the upper front corner, spine sunned. Square and solid. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1985. Spine heel very gently bumped with faint foxing to the edges of the text block. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1985. A comprehensive examination, with appendices and notes. Review copy, fine, as new condition.. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1960. Second impression. Opens a bit too readily to the title page, where the binding is just beginning to crack. Previous owner's acquisition information on the front end paper. Jacket lightly rubbed and crimped, price clipped.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Greenville, OH: Coachwhip Publications, 2013. Nearly 300 annotated mystery book reviews as well as an analysis of Downing's own detective fiction, with appendices, 426 pages. Creases to the spine.. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2007. Current critical response to a broad range of American fiction, 470 pages. First paperback printing. Short crease to the lower rear corner, a few short passages with underlining and marginalia.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

iUniverse, 2003. Deeck's humorous comments on mystery author James Corbett, one of the great bad writers, 48 pages. Fine, as new condition. Inscribed by Deeck on the title page to his friend, fellow mystery critic Charles Shibuk "For Charlie, Despite his disdain for Corbett, Bill 6/1/03.". Inscribed By the Author. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

Ramble House, 2010. Forty years of essays and articles about the world of crime fiction, 449 pages. Fine, as new condition.. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket.

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1987. Jacket spine ends gently crimped, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908. Navy blue boards with bright gilt on the spines. Lightly bumped and rubbed, bindings square and solid. Appears primarily unread as most leaves of pages are uncut at the upper and fore edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1968. Ex-library with stamps and stickers, and a pocket in the rear. Gently bumped and rubbed, jacket in mylar taped to the boards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library.

New York: St Martins Press, 1996. "Provides a theory of kitsch art that radically alters our perceptions of literature and literary values. First U.S. edition. Gently bumped with corresponding crimps to the Brodart covered jacket. Extensive pencil notations on the front end paper and pencil marginalia on three pages in the first chapter. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine.

London: Macmillan, 1902. Bumped and rubbed with wear at the extremeties. Spine sunned, hinges loosening. Previous owner's name and bookplate, dated Feb. 7/16, on the front pastedown. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2003. All of Williams' newspaper reviews from 1930-1935, covering the great Golden Age authors and the largely forgotten, 213 pages. Lightly bumped and rubbed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1989. A comprehensive examination of Himes' crime fiction, dominated by the Harlem Domestic Series with Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. Very gently bumped.. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.