lawrence john steinbeck (15 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this Collection of 10 Short Stories. Featured are The Haitian Murders by Gregor Robinson, Fallen Leaves by Stephen Wasylyk, The Ransom of Harry Elbow's Hand by Su Fidler, Like Kin by Brendan DuBois, Supersport by Doug Allyn, Children of the Silo by Michael Beres, Double Crosses by Elana Lore, Off and Running, Or, Bos Swillet's Luck (Bad) by Lawrence Doorley, John Lehmann Alone by David Kaufman and How Mr. Hogan Robbed a Bank by John Steinbeck. In Near Fine Condition.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Second. The binding is smudged and bumped and the front upper outer corner has a couple of holes in it. The spine remains free of creasing but its ends are chipped and torn. The pages have a little highlighting but are otherwise clean and unmarked. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!

mass_market. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Unknown. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Text contains some marking. Covers show some soiling.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Bob / Robert Maguire -- GGA {Good Girl Art} Painted Cover. (illustratore). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. 186 pages! "Daughters of Eve is a collection of hard-hitting stories with a single theme - the strange doings of strange women. Here are stories of the perverse, the bizarre, and the exotic. Here are stories of love and desire from today's leading writers - the haunting deep South of William Faulkner, the feverish jungle of Maugham's Borneo, the frantic Greenwich Village of Mary McCarthy, the sensual beaches of Moravia's Italy. All of them show women who play the game of love without bothering about the rules - women who get what they want in their own way." >>> SCARCE Title; Cover scuffing/ rubbing; minor creasing to covers; 1/4" paper split to bottom of paper spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Condizione: Very Good. hardcover. 448 pages. Very good in a nearly very good dust jacket (in mylar protector) with light browning and wear on the spine, overall a clean, collectible copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bright full color paper boards with woman in black evening gown illustration on bright yellow background. Colors on front and rear all bright with no fading - spine is slightly faded. Book is tight, square and sharp-cornered with no markings or flaws inside or out. This is Berkley No. G-40 with original price of .35 cents on cover. "Ten shocking stories about ten overpowering females" by some of the leading mid-century writers. This very attractive, collectible copy is protected in a clear polypropylene bag. 159 pp.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of the third number of this Steinbeck monograph series. Slim 8vo. 35pp stapled into lettered card wrappers. A little light toning to the wrappers. A very good copy. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced].

First Edition. THE ARMCHAIR ESQUIRE, Putnam, 1958, first edition, rear corners gently bumped, else just about fine in vg+ dust-wrapper with some slight wear and tear. Contributions (with many of them being first book appearances) by Luigi Pirandello, D.H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, E.E. Cummings, John dos Passos, Thomas Mann, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Theodore Dreiser, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Lee Masters, Thomas Wolfe, H.L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, J.D. Salinger, Norman Mailer, Evelyn Waugh, Albert Camus, Aldous Huxley, John Steinbeck, Arthur Miller, Saul Bellow, Geroge Bernard Shaw, et.al.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. O'Connell, Joe (illustratore). First Edition. 40 pages. Features: Cover photo of naval gunners in action; Military photo-illustrated poem entitled Thanksgiving, 1942, by Edna St. Vincent Millay; Intimate Portrait of the Pacific Sailor - The Cock of the Walk; Fiery Frenchman General Henri Honore Giraud says "Always Attempt the Impossible!"; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and his mastery of the art of surprise has been vividlly shown in recent military events; Governor Ernest Gruening tells the story of the building of the great Alaska Highway; Great one-page color Navy recruiting ad with title "You Can Fight Best Where You Fit Best" offers free training in 49 trades; The CD (Civil Defense) Army swings into full action; The Nightmares That Haunt Germany; - appearance of an American army in Africa is one; "Our Best" - Our Fliers - John Steinbeck writes of a very special kind of man on that can be welded firmly into bomber teams; Beau Catchers - great fashion photos of ladies' hats; Article on Canada's Air Fighters, with photo of Wing Comdr. Douglas Bader; Soiling to covers. Unmarked. Average wear. Moderate age-toning to contents. A sound copy of this vintage WWII issue.

First edition of this entertaining history of clothing and its impact on the human condition. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Steinbeck-whose interest in the book when half written encouraged me to complete it. And to Elaine Steinbeck with love to you both Lawrence Lagner Nov 5/ 1959." From the library of John Steinbeck. With an introduction by James Laver. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Lawrence Langner was a playwright, author, and producer who also pursued a career as a patent attorney. He founded the Guild Theatre, where he supervised over 200 productions. Elaine Steinbeck was an actress in the theatre and met Langner at that time. They continued to be in similar circles after her marriage to Steinbeck. The Importance of Wearing Clothes is an erudite and entertaining history of clothing and its impact on the human condition.