introduction mark helprin (6 risultati)

Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine-. Book Club Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket : fine / fine minus. Book: very slight softness to spine tips, otherwise like new. Jacket: slight wrinkling to head of spine; tiny tear to tail of spine, otherwise like new. 339 pages; 12 color plates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Parrish, Maxfield (illustratore). Book Club (QPBC). Softcover edition of 10 of the most beloved tales in this ancient collection in this volume created specially for Quality Paperback Book Club. In 339 pages, with an Introduction by writer Mark Helprin, Preface by Editor (herself a famous illustrator) Wiggin, & 12 marvelous Full-Color, Full-Page glossy illustrations by Maxfield Parrish throughout the text. ALL plates are present & flawless--no foxing or wear. Condition is Near Fine: interior & exterior decorative wrappers are completely clean but there a few light spots to the fore edge. Only other flaw is slight bumping to outer bottom corner, with some dogeared page corners here as well. Otherwise stunning! Binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Softcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish (illustratore). First Edition. Yes, it is a quality paperback. Tight and unmarked in crisp covers. ; 337 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Gift inscription on title page. Tight binding, nevertheless. Spine lettering clear and not faded. Just a touch of rubbing to the corners - see image. ; A particularly Very Good + copy. Full-color illustrations are sharp and clear. Very tight binding with no issues with gutters. Clean and unmarked interior. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 339 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. No Jacket. Parrish, Maxfield (illustratore). First Edition Later Printing. Vintage collection of 10 of the most beloved tales from the original "1001 Nights" told by Scheherezade.Orig. published in 1909, this is a later printing from 1936, in 339 pages, with a Preface by Editor Kate Douglas Wiggin (herself a famous illustrator), & 12 marvelous Full-Color, Full-Page glossy illustrations by Maxfield Parrish throughout the text. ALL plates are present & all but one (p. 306, Sindbad's third voyage) are virtually flawless: clear & richly hued with white margins. The Sindbad plate stuck to the opposite page, & has some paper residue adhering. With black cloth over boards, lettered in gilt to spine, & a Parrish paper pastedown to front board, this hardcover small 4to book is in Near Fine condition! Exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning, else unmarked. Very mild rubbing to spine tips & all corners, with very slight fraying to bottom outer corner of front board. A few slightly rubbed spots to rear board. A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have here! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

First edition. Evenly tanned pages else fine in dust jacket, lightly sunned on spine. For this collection, Helprin made his choices for inclusion by reading the submissions without knowing the names of the authors. The result is a collection of rich, unusual stories by well-known authors as well as newcomers. Includes Robert Stone's, "Helping.".