The Habit of Being
O'Connor, Flannery Edited and with an Introduction by Sally Fitzgerald. Second Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, toned, a few small closed tears at the edges. Black cloth with gilt lettering and green ink designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, toned at the top edge, clean internally. A collection of O'Connor's correspondence with the likes of Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Lowell, Walker Percy, Elizabeth Bishop, among others.- $25
- $25
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Holmes, John Clellon Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00) but with a sticker over the price, generally rubbed. Red cloth, rubbed at the bottom edge, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An early reprint edition of Holmes's classic Beat novel.- $75
- $75
Ideas and Opinions
Einstein, Albert Translated by Sonja Bargmann. Later Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), lightly rubbed and bumped at the edges. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Advertised as "the definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings."- $15
- $15
PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II
Donovan, Robert J. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($4.95), faded at the spine, a few small closed tears at the front panel. Quarter dark grey cloth with blue cloth on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. "In PT 109 we see a man assailed by hunger, heat, cold, discouragement and danger, and rising, without dramatics of posturing, to greatness." The story of Kennedy's experiences on his boat in World War II.- $20
- $20
The Foundations of Einstein’s Theory of Gravitation
Freundlich, Erwin Preface by Albert Einstein. Introduction by H.H. Turner. Very Good, lacking the jacket, Grey cloth, bumped and rubbed at the corners, a few small stains. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first Methuen edition, the second English edition after the Cambridge University Press edition.- $50
- $50
Less Than Zero
Ellis, Bret Easton Eighth Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($15.95), lightly rubbed and bumped at the edges. Quarter black cloth with black paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, remaindered at the bottom edge, clean internally. The debut novel from the author of American Psycho. Adapted into the film of the same title starring Robert Downey Jr.- $40
- $40
The Emotions; Outline of a Theory
Sartre, Jean-Paul Translated by Bernard Frechtman. Near Fine in a Fair jacket, unclipped ($2.75), lighlty soiled, front flap tearing along the fold, back flap present but detached. Grey paper on the boards, toned at the edges with blue ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name inside the front board, clean otherwise. Sartre's work that "analyzes the roles which fear, lust, melancholy and anguish play in the life of man, and what is the true reality of conscious life."- $30
- $30
A Slipping-Down Life
Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), lightly bumped at the top edge. Quarter white cloth with yellow paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Tyler's early novel about the romance between a high school girl and a local rock musician in North Carolina. Adapted into the 1999 film of the same title starring Guy Pearce and Lili Taylor. The Water Babies
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. Very Good. Green cloth, faded at the spine, lightly soiled on the boards, pushed at the corners. Square, bound with some reading wear, gift inscription inside the front board, clean otherwise. A later edition of Kingsley's fairy tales featuring Willcox Smith's classic illustrations. Principia [2 vols.]
Motte's translation, revised by Cajori. First Paperback Printings. Very Good. Wraps lightly toned and rubbed, a small tear at the fore-edge of Volume II. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Advertised as "the only up-to-date version of Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World." Child’s Garden of Verses
Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Very Good. Green cloth, lightly rubbed and bumped at the head and foot of the spine gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge, donation bookplate from the Quincy, IL library on the recto of the frontispiece, clean otherwise. A nice, bright copy featuring Robinson's black-and-white illustrations. Wars I have Seen
Very Good in an about Very Good jacket, unclipped (15s), generally toned, chipped at the head of the spine, light creasing at the corners. Blue cloth, faded at the head and foot of the spine, with blue ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a blue top stain, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Stein's account of her experiences in France during the Nazi Occupation. The Joy of Cooking
New and Enlarged Edition. Inscribed by Rombauer on the front endpaper. Fair in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), rubbed at the edges, tidemarks on the back panel. Blue cloth on the boards, generally soiled, rubbed, fraying and with short tears on the spine. Square, cracked hinges, stains at the edges. A well used copy of the classic cookbook, scarce signed. Peter and Wendy
Illustrated by F.D. Bedford. About Very Good. Green cloth, generally toned and soiled, dulled gilt on the spine, brighter on the front board. Square, bound with some reading wear, gift inscription on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. The first US edition of Barrie's novel expanded from his 1904 play. Nonverbal Communication; Notes on the Visual Perception of Human Relations
Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($7.50), generally toned and soiled, rubbed with tears, chips, and creases at the edges. Green cloth, faded to match the jacket, with white ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An interesting collaboration about communication between the psychicatry professor and the poet.