Search Results: Authors starting with U from Good Books In The Woods

London: Vizetelly & Company. Very Good. 1888. Hardcover. Deckled edges. No previous owner marks. Text and pages clean and bright. Loss of cloth to all corners, edges of spine, head and tail of spine, and all sides of boards. Offsetting to first and last free end pages. Ships same or next business day. ; Etchings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 339 pages .

Pittsburg: Univ of Pittsburgh Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0822935686 . Pitt Poetry Series .

Santa Fe, New Mexico: William Gannon. Very Good+. 1976. Hardcover. 0883075253 . This 1976 edition is a reprint of the original 1938 edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos. History of the Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest - the Hopi, Zuni, Keres, and Tewa by the American anthropologist Ruth Underhill. Boards very slightly bowed. No previous owner marks. Text and photographs clean. No dust jacket. Book now protected in clear plastic jacket. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 155 pages .

New York, New York: Doubleday. Fine. 1995. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. Softcover. 0385479530 . Advance Reading Copy signed by Author. "In Morality Play, Unsworth spins a tale as taut as a thriller about foul doings in fourteenth-century England." Ships same or next business day. ; Signed by Author(s) .

London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0241137004 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "Barry Unsworth's astonishing new novel is a disturbing and brilliant analysis of heroism and the enduring battle between darkness and light." Ships same or next business day. Book has moderate edge wear, small bumps on top corners and spine ends, pages are lightly tanned but clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 313 pages; Signed by Author(s) .

London: Hamish Hamilton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0241137012 . "There is always another story. But it is the stories told by the strong, the songs of the kings, that are believed in the end." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge and shelf wear, small bump on bottom left corner of back board, head edges of pages are lightly tanned; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 245 pages .

New York, New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385479530 . "In Morality Play, Unsworth spins a tale as taut as a thriller about foul doings in fourteenth-century England." Ships same or next business day. Book has minimal edge wear, small bump on spine tail, small rub on tail edge of front board; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 206 pages .

New York, New York: Doubleday. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385486510 . "Mixing his genius for historical narrative as well as his gift for sharp-eyed portraiture and deliciously droll storytelling, Barry Unsworth has written a marvelous entertainment." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed, minor edge wear; otherwise, in fine condition. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages .

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. "This companion volume to 'Modern American Poetry' (now in its 150th thousand) offers a wholly new survey of American poetry from the first colonial efforts to Walt Whitman." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends. Spine is slightly skewed and tanned. Rebate sticker on front free endpaper. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear. Small chips, tears, and creases on corners and spine ends. 1-inch chip on tail edge of front cover. Slightly tanned. Tape on interior at stress points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 827 pages .

New York, New York: Pippin Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0945912064 . "Here, David Updike proves himself to be a master of the action story, blending taut suspense with vivid description, a combination sure to enthrall young readers." Photocopied article about the book laid in. Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly tilted, minor edge wear, lightly faded on edges of boards; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear, faint ripples on back cover. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

Boston: David. R. Godine. Near Fine. 1988. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected Proofs. "Fifteen stories about the passage from youth to the edge of adulthood and self-understanding, a journey marking the impressive debut of an important new voice." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, bump on spine head, lightly faded on spine; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 141 pages .

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentiss-Hall. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0139615660 . SIGNED and dated by author on dedication page. "So begins this magical tale of a winter night of strange and thrilling adventures, told with lyrical grace and awash with colorful images." Ships same or next business day. Book has minor edge wear, bump on spine head; overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author(s) .

London: Constable. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0094689008 . INSCRIBED by author on second half-title page, "David H. Updike. Aug. 10, 1989 Best Wishes!" "Out on the Marsh, concerned with the passage from youth to the edge of adulthood and self-understanding, marks the impressive debut of an important new voice." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is skewed, minor edge wear, small bumps on spine ends; pages are lightly tanned but clean. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 168 pages; Signed by Author(s) .

E Rutherford, New Jersey: New Amer Library. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 0452262194 . Inscribed First Paperback Edition. "Lyrical and lush...the stories are timeless, mythic in breadth." -- Boston Globe. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on inside of front cover. Head edge is lightly tanned; otherwise, free from major defect. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 168 pages; Signed by Inscribed by Author(s) .

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentiss-Hall. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0139615660 . SIGNED by author on dedication page. "So begins this magical tale of a winter night of strange and thrilling adventures, told with lyrical grace and awash with colorful images." Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly tilted, minor edge wear; overall, pages are clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minimal edge and shelf wear, tiny tear on top left corner of back cover. ; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author .

Boston: David. R. Godine. Near Fine. 1988. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Uncorrected Proofs. SIGNED by author on full title page. "Fifteen stories about the passage from youth to the edge of adulthood and self-understanding, a journey marking the impressive debut of an important new voice." Ships same or next business day. Small bump on spine head, blue stains on page 1; overall, pages are tight and bright. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; Signed by Author .

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press. Very Good+. 1993. Hardcover. Very faint shadow of a removed bookplate on the inside of the front cover. Small blemishes to the side page edge gilt, one small blemish to the top and bottom page edge gilts. Bound in full dark brown leather with real gold decorations. Luxury features include gilded page edges, acid neutral paper that is sewn (not glued) into the binding, moire endpapers, raised bands on the spine, and a sewn-in leather bookmark. I bought this book (and 89 other Eastons) from a wealthy Easton Press subscriber. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 512 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by author in blue ink on the flyleaf. Book is clean and bright. No previous owner marks. No remainder marks. Dust jacket has its original price of $13.95. Dust jacket has some minor wrinkles on rear cover. Dust jacket protected in a clear plastic Brodart cover. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 467 pages; Signed by Author .

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Crest. Very Good+. 1965. First Edition. Softcover. First paperback edition. Includes "The Carpentered Hen" & "Telephone Poles." Ships same or next business day. Book has moderate edge and shelf wear, crease on spine, head edge color lightly faded near spine; pages are clean and bright. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 175 pages .

Princeton, New Jersey: The Ontario Review. Very Good+. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First appearance stories by John Updike and Elizabeth Spencer. Poetry by Reynolds Price & others. Ships same or next business day. Stamp and number written on top right corner of half-title page. Book has some edge and shelf wear, wrinkles on spine, small bumps on spine ends, lightly tanned on spine. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; Journal; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 114 pages .