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New York, New York, USA: Grove Press, Inc., 1958. CF4 - A trade paperback book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with minor overall shelf wear with some moderately heavy yellowing of the paper plus there is some very, very light creasing on the spine plus there is some very light overall rubbing of the covers. Translated from the French by Donald M. Allen. This book contains four plays by a noted French playwright noted for his ability to startle his audiences with his own "lonescoland" on stage that invariably erupts in explosive laughter and nightmare anxiety. The plays in this book are "The Bal Soprano," "The Lesson," "Jack, or The Submission," and "The Chairs." 160p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sawtry, Cambs, United Kingdom: Dedalus Ltd., 1998. CG4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a clear plastic lamination applied to the covers plus there are the usual library stamps, pocket and label on the spine, the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges, the inside surface of the front cover and the title page. Translated form the German by Mike Mitchell. A novel about a psychiatrist who is married and in her mid-thirties. Her professional life has reached a state of crisis because two of her patients recently committed suicide. Her new patient is obsessed with Maria Callas and claims she appears to him in visions. She meets her patient outside of the office and falls in love with him. He refuses to have an affair with her and disappears, after claiming to be the Devil and to have inhabited Callas's poodle. She later discovers him performing in a variety theater as a magician under the name of the Great Bagarozy. 153p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 1973. CG4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light edge wear on the bottom board edges plus some soiling on the right outside paper edges plus the usual library stamps and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges and back endapapr plus some soiling on the inside board surfaces from where the dust jacket endflaps were glued down to the boards. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there is the usual library label on the spine plus there is staining of the front & back endflaps from where there were glued down to the boards. A novel about the effects of Nazi Germany on a small group of people who lived there during the war. Translated from the German by Leila Vennewitz. The book's main character is pursuing and interviewing a vast number of people in search of information about a famous but fictional author. This author is a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. By the… Leer más

Brooklyn, New York: AMS Press, Inc., 2002. BP6 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in near fine condition that has some bumped corners with no dust jacket. 11.5"x8.75", 97 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" 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.

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. CH4 - An uncorrected proof paperback book SIGNED by author in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A novel set off the easternmost coast of India among an immense archipelago of tiny islands. It is about the intersection of two lives. One is an Indian-American marine biologist searching for a rare dolphin. The other is a Delhi businessman retrieving the journal of his uncle, who died mysteriously in a local political uprising. A local fisherman is hired to guide the biologist and the businessman serves as translator. The author is a winner of Prix Medici Etranger, the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Pushcart Prize. 9"x6", 332 pages, Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Perennial/HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. CH4 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated black wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with a very light crease along the front spine edge plus there is a very, very light bump at the back top right corner. Translated from the Dutch by Stacey Knecht. A novel that is a saga of a Jewish family as it wanders from Poland to Holland to the United States. It begins when an uncle and niece become snowbound in a mountain house. The uncle passes the time telling her the family story. It begins with one young man walking from Poland to Holland in 1648 where the following generatiions became intinerant clockmakers. The story continues on through the uncle's parents time in turn-of-the-century Rotterdam and tehn the family's role in the Manhattan Project. Acknowledgments, 417p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Leer más

San Francisco, California, USA: North Point Press, 1990. BY6 - A tight, clean, sound copy in burgandy cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with only very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket show very minor overall shelf wear with some light rubbing overall plur there is some very, very light edge wear along the top edges. Translated from the Spainish by Michael Bradburn Ruster and Myrna R. Villa. A novel that is a confessional story about an uncontrolled and voracious passion. The main character is a professional in a German explosives firm and he tells his colleague about the story of his bizarre affair that elicits increasingly obsessive behavior from him that becomes a sort of madness. The author is a winner of the Pio Broja Prize. 221p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Morrow/Avon, 1991. BW2 - A hard cover first American edition book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy with tan paper covered boards quarter bound in royal blue cloth with silver lettering on the spine with four light bumbs along the bottom edge of the boards plus a small (a red marker dot on the bottom page edges) remainder mark. The dust jacket is in very good condition with scuffing on the front top left corner and scuffed gloss on the back. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa. Explores with wit and imagination the peculiar madness of South American politics through its portrayal of the subtle forms of coercion practiced by postmodern bureaucracies. The author's collection of short fiction won Gonzalo Torrente Ballester prize. 297p.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

New York, New York, USA: HarperColins Publishers, 2000. BW2 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine and a blind stamped graphic on the front 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 and marks on the top outside paper edges, the front and back free endpapers, and the title page. The dust jacket shows no visible shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. A long-married couple are suddenly alone after their only daughter gets married. They try… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: HarperColins Publishers, 2000. BW2 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine and a blind stamped graphic on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps and label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. A long-married couple are suddenly alone after their only daughter gets married. They try to revitalize their marriage with a cruise and while on board, the become with a series of other… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: HarperColins Publishers, 2000. BW2 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition with a dust jacket in very good+ condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in black paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine and a blind stamped graphic on the front 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, pocket, label, and marks on the top outside paper edges, the front fixed endpaper, the front and back free endpapers, and the title page. The dust jacket shows no visible shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve plus there is a library label on the spine. Translated from the Spanish by Edith Grossman. A… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: Three Rivers Press/Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996. BW3 - A first American trade paperback edition book dated and signed by the author in very good- condition. Dated and signed by the author in black ink on the title page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps, with its music CD still sealed in its rear envelope with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light scattered rubbing of the covers plus there is some very, very slight edge wear at the extreme right corners of the front and back covers. Dramatic color illustrations by Miguelanxo Prado, Spain's premier graphic novel artist. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. A romantic and humorous love story. Compared to a Mexican 'Midsummer Night's Dream'. An astroanalyst travels through 14,000 past lives to reunite with her twin soul in a romantic adventure that stretches from the fall of Montezuma's Mexico to the 23rd century. By the author of "Like Water for… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996. BW3 - DJ is mylar protected. A first American edition book dated and signed by the author in very good+ condition with a dust jacket in good+ to very good- condition. Dated and signed by the author in black ink on the title page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps, with its music CD opened in its envelope but with very, very minor signs of having been played with dark blue paper covered boards quarter bound in brown cloth with metallic copper lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with some fading on the spine, the front and back spine edges, and the top edge of the back plus there is some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom spine edges. Dramatic color illustrations by Miguelanxo Prado, Spain's premier graphic novel artist. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. A romantic and humorous love story.… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996. BW3 - DJ is mylar protected. A first American edition book dated and signed by the author in very good+ condition with a dust jacke tin very good condition. Dated and signed by the author in black ink on the title page. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps, with its music CD still sealed in its envelope with dark blue paper covered boards quarter bound in brown cloth with metallic copper lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with some very, very light edge wear along the top and bottom spine edges and the front bottom right corner. Dramatic color illustrations by Miguelanxo Prado, Spain's premier graphic novel artist. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. A romantic and humorous love story. Compared to a Mexican 'Midsummer Night's Dream'. An astroanalyst travels through 14,000 past lives to reunite with… Leer más

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1996. H4 - A first american edition book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have light discoloration and shelf wear. Includes an unopened music CD. Dramatic color illustrations by Miguelanxo Prado, Spain's premier graphic novel artist. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden. A romantic and humorous love story. Compared to a Mexican 'Midsummer Night's Dream'. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Prado, Miguelanxo. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. CA5 - A trade paperback withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated black and white wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top outside paper edges, the copyright page, and the back endpaper. Translated from the German and with a foreword by Peter Filkins. The main character is a young engineer involved in a highway accident that kills a middle-aged couple and puts their adult daughter in a coma. He flees the scene and his guilt drives him to quit his job and joun an ambulance service in order to gain contact to the comatose young woman. He becomes closely involved in her life by helping with her therapies and exploring her life searching for people who knew her. After more than a year,k she rrecovers from her coma but is a very different woman than the engineer has reconstructed in his mind. The author is a winner of the Anna… Leer más

New York, New York, USA: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975. BV3 - A hard cover 5th printing withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black vinyl covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine and gold graphics against a red background on the front plus graphics blind stamped on the front with minor overall shelf wear plus some very light edge wear on the top spine edge and bottom spine edge and board edges plus the book is slightly shelf cocked plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, title page, and back endpaper plus there is residue (about 3.25"x4.5") from the removal of a label on the front endpaper plus there is some staining on the inside surfaces of the boards where the dust jacket endflaps were glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus some creasing around the bottom right corners of pages 113 through 116. The dust jacket shows minor overall wear plus there is the usual… Leer más

New York: Black Cat, 2006. AN4 - Translated from the French by Frank Wynne. Piecing together a portrait of a modern Everyman, Mammals is a caustic, comic, unflinching bestiary of modern banality.. First English Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 2000. BU3 - A hard cover first American edition withdrawn ex-library book in good- condition with a dust jacket in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in green paper covered boards quarter bound in burgandy paper with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the usual library stamps on the half-title page and top outside paper edges plus the dust jacket endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards plus the front endpaper has been removed as part of the library's withdrawal process. The dust jacket shows only very minor overall shelf wear plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine that wraps around onto the back plus the endflaps have been glued down to the inside surfaces of the boards. Translated from the French by Linda Coverdale. A novel about a girl trapped working in the cane fields of Martinique. She is later… Leer más