Isbn: 9780394496085 - look how the fish live (25 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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

Condizione: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket intact but does have one small spot on front cover. First blank page looks like it might have been incised out. But first page in this book is totally blank, so nothing missing. Otherwise, the book is in VERY GOOD condition and ready for your lbrary. (PM) "P"owers.…

Condizione: Very Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket, minor edge wear to jacket, jacket flap price clipped, solid binding and bright pages, a very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. First Edition. DJ edges have a couple tiny tears, slight rubbing, and faint yellowing. Remainder ink stamp to bottom edge.

Hardcover. Condizione: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Included. Text is clean and unmarked, no highlighting, underlining or writing. Hard Cover. NOT price clipped, not ex-library, NOT remainder. Dust jacket shows some age tanning, a bit of color transfer and smudging, edge & shelf wear. 2nd printing. 1976. Alfred A Knopf. Binding and boards VG, solid, square. Photos are of actual book you will receive. Ships quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Look How The Fish Live by J. F. Powers Originally published in 1975, this volume consists of approximately 210 pages in its standard format. Representing the author's third collection of short stories, the book was a finalist for the National Book Award. The work is classified as a milestone in mid-century American Catholic literature, demonstrating the author's career-long satirical and realistic focus on the mundane bureaucratic affairs of the clergy in the American Midwest. The collection features ten stories that balance dry irony with psychological realism, exploring the tension between high spiritual callings and the administrative realities of parish life. Several narratives detail the challenges faced by aging priests and conservative parishes adapting to the ecclesiastical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. The author utilizes sparse, precise dialogue to capture the subtle power struggles, social anxieties, and quiet disillusionment of mid-century suburban life. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. FINE- hardcover book in FINE- dust-jacket. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Ex-libary copy, Hardcover, card removed from first front end paper leaving surface damage, stamped Syracuse Library at top of title page, most pages wavy but no sign of water damage or staining. Good, considering.

Hardcover. Second Printing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. ; 190 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. First printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A tight clean copy. Jacket unclipped with original publisher's price of $6.95 intact. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box.…

Condizione: FINE. First printing. A collection of short stories by the author of Morte d'Urban, winner of the 1963 National Book Award. Powers has been called the greatest Catholic writer of the 20th century (although he rejected the label of Catholic writer), one whose writing contrasts the foibles of priestly life with the ideal of what it should stand for. These stories are of the people -laymen and priests, faithful and not-so-faithful - who live in the heartland of America. 190 pp. Very near fine in brown cloth with a cream spine and gilt lettering in a like dustjacket (dj folded slightly off-center). Red tinting to top edge bright, original price of 6.95 on dj flap.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 190 pages. First Edition. Powers's third collection of short stories. His previous collections, Prince of Darkness and The Presence of Grace, were published in 1947 and 1956 respectively. Fine in dustjacket with some very minor creasing, else fine.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Powers third collection of short stories. His previous collections, Prince of Darkness and The Presence of Grace, were published in 1947 and 1956, respectively. Fine in dustjacket with some very minor creasing, else fine.…

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 190pp. Binding slightly cocked else near fine in an edgeworn, very good dust jacket with a vertical crease on the upper flap.

Hardcover. dj. 1st Edition. Hasrdcover book with dustjacket in very good condition. Bookplate partially removed from front free endpaper else interior clean and tight. Small nick to dustjacket at bottom of spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good in a price clipped but nice dust jacket. ; 1 x 8.3 x 6 Inches; 190 pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Bottom edge lightly bumped, near fine in a faintly toned near fine dust jacket with minor edgewear. A collection of short stories, two cautionary tales and a short play, mostly about clergy in Midwestern America.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bright, crisp unclipped dust jacket in mylar cover. Tight binding, solid brown boards with sharp corners and gilt lettering, oatmeal-colored spine strip with bright gilt lettering, red upper edge, light foxing to bottom and fore edges, otherwise clean, unmarked pages throughout. Stated 1st edition. FYI to reader: Though not noted in book, this is from the library of writer/critic Wilfred Sheed whose collection we purchased. Compliments card from Knopf signed by J.F. Powers laid in.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling to front and rear panels. First Edition stated.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Crease to flaps. First Edition stated.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. 190 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Lidia Ferrara. His 4th book. 10 short stories & his first in 20 years. Signed by Powers. As new book in an as new dust jacket. A beautiful copy. Signed by Author(s).…