1897 Salesman's Sample Book for Chas. B. Ayer Company
Chicago: Chas. B. Ayer Company. Good with no dust jacket; Some pages loose spine cracked in several . places covers worn. The pages are translucent and smell like crayons . which is something we've never seen in a binding. Previous owner name . noted as a primary teacher on front free endpaper. 1897. Hardcover. A salesman's sample book for four titles published by the Chas. B. Ayer Company of Chicago. Bound in a trifold brown cloth binding are color lithograph covers pricing for various binding types sample pages illustrations and descriptions of various titles including: 1 Our Darling's ABC Book compiled by Mrs. Grace Townsend using ten color lithography to illustrated the pages in standard type and engravings for pages in script. The book is stated as being geared for a primary school audience and uses rhymes to provide object lessons in reading if not euphony. "U stands for Urchin Who out for a tramp Saw four little Possums While down in the swamp". 2 Talks about Jesus with our Little Boys and Girls by Mrs. Annie Randall White. Illustrated in color and black and white by H. Hofmann Prof. Plockhorst and George Hahn. 3 Round the World with Note Book and Camera Something New for Young People by Lida Brooks Miller. Illustrated with photographs. 4 Family History of the United States by John Clark Ridpath. Illustrated with engravings and other illustrations. A little sales hyperbole from the description of Our Darling's ABC Book: "These pages cannot convey the beauty and excellence of this little volume but they can prepare us somewhat for the feast which will be spread before all so fortunate as to possess a copy." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Chas. B. Ayer Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33280
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[Catalogue]. Francis Jammes.
Paris, Biblioth. Nationale, 1958. plaquette in-8 carré, 39pp. Brochée.
Bookseller reference : 3544
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A Camus, ses amis du Livre
Gallimard, coll. « Nrf » 1962 In-12 broché 17,8 cm sur 11,6. 63 pages. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 112450
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A Man for All Seasons
Methuen 1978 Methuen's notes to Robert Bolt's classic play. 102pp. Biro'd price to front cover otherwise a good copy. Card. Good. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Methuen unknown
Bookseller reference : 020212
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A SAVAGE CLUB SOUVENIR
Privately Printed 1916. 1st edition. Hardcover. black-&-white illustrations. pp. xv 244.8voBound in original woven gray-green cloth with gilt emblemAccording to Andrew Halliday who was elected a joint Honorary Secretary at the first annual meeting in 1858 'The Savage Club was formed to supply the want which Dr. Samuel Johnson and his friends experienced when they founded the Literary Club. A little band of authors journalists and artists felt the need of a place of reunion where in their hours of leisure they might gather together and enjoy each other's society apart from the publicity of that which was known in Johnson's time as the coffee house and equally apart from the chilling splendour of the modern club.' This edition one of only 500 copies printed 'brings together some brief recollections and sketches by members'. It is a scarce item seldom seen in its original presentation. <br/><br/>Boards sunned with light wear to extremities. Binding a bit dry & sl. stressed. Contents unmarked. A good to good plus copy. Privately Printed hardcover
Bookseller reference : 9900041624
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ADVICE TO PARENTS ON CAREERS IN THE BOOK TRADE together with PAPER &c. Book Trade Terms in Rolt's Dictionary 1756
New York City 1983 and 1984. pp. 32 and 22. 8vo. Both bound in stitched stiff blue covers and in near fine condThese are facsimile publications 'Advice' being first published in 1747 and 'Paper' about 1756. The pages of 'Advice' are uncut. Sold as a lot of two. <br/><br/>Published by the Columbia School of Library Service by members of the 1st semester Descriptive Bibliography Class. unknown
Bookseller reference : 9900042394
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Aime Cesaire ou l'athanor d'un Alchimiste: Actes du premier Colloque International sur l'euvre litteraire d'Aime Cesaire Paris - 21-22-23 novembre 1985
Paris France: Editions Caribeennes 1987. A volume of papers in French from the first international conference on the literary work of Aime Cesaire held in Paris in 1985; actes du premier colloque international sur l'oeuvre litteraire d'Aime Cesaire Paris-21-22-23 novembre 1985 pictorial cover with slight edgewear small tan spot on fore-edge otherwise a bright clean tight copy. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Editions Caribeennes Paperback
Bookseller reference : 002669 ISBN : 2903033943 9782903033941
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Album Poezji Milosney
Iskry: Roman Cieslewicz 1965. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 6.5" x 7.5. A collection of Polish love poems in Polish. A slightly tired copy although the pages are clean and the binding sound. the dust wrapper shows signs of handling and has some shelf wear. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK usually the same or next business day. Call or email with your questions. <br/> <br/> Roman Cieslewicz hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019876
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Alexandre Vialatte
L’Age d’Homme, coll. « Les Dossiers H » 1997 In-4 broché 26,8 cm sur 21. 347 pages. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 115666
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Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium
New York: William Morrow & Co 2003. 335 pps numerous B&W illustrations an introduction to the Egypt of the pre WW1 English archaeologists and of the society they studied as seen through the eyes of the fictional Amelia Peabody archaeologist heroine of Elizabeth Peters in her Egyptian crime novels. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. William Morrow & Co hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006985 ISBN : 0060538112 9780060538118
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American Notes & Queries Volume II Numbers 1 to 10
New Haven: American Notes & Queries 1963. American Notes & Queries Volume II Numbers 1 to 10 144 pages stain on Vol. II No. 9. First Ed. Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Literature Criticism. American Notes & Queries Paperback
Bookseller reference : 00007469
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André Breton et le surréalisme international. Opus International N° 123-124. Avril-mai 1991
Opus International 1991 In-4 broché. 227 pages. Très bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 105060
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ANIMAL FARM GEORGE ORWELL : Teacher Resource Book
Sundance 1997. 56pp. Oversize softback with spiral binding Teacher resource guide for teaching George Orwell's Animal Farm . Spiral binding soft cover. Very Good. Sundance Paperback
Bookseller reference : w111211879 ISBN : 0940146037 9780940146037
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Aragon ou les métamorphoses
Gallimard 1977 Couverture un peu ternie, tranches jaunies, en l’état.
Bookseller reference : 75645
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Arguing Comics: Literary Masters on a Popular Medium Studies in Popular Culture
Jackson MS: University Press of Mississippi 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean unmarked book with a tight binding. University Press of Mississippi paperback
Bookseller reference : 142623 ISBN : 1578066875 9781578066872
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Arthur Rimbaud. Cahier de l’Herne N°64
Paris, Éditions de l’Herne 1993 In-4 broché 27,1 cm sur 21. 455 pages. Édition originale. Très bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 115657
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Arthaud. Obliques numéro 10-11
Editions Borderie, n° 10-11 1976 Première édition. In-4 reliure éditeur toile bleue avec jaquette illustrée d’un portrait d’Arthaud par Man Ray. 27,5 cm sur 21,5. 360 pages. Nombreuses illustrations, fac-similés de documents, dessins et photographies in-texte. Bibliographie. Jaquette légèrement déchirée et effrangées sinon bon état. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 118645
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Aspects du comique dans la littérature anglaise. Actes du Congrès de Lille, 27-29 mars 1965.
Didier, collection “Etudes anglaises”, n° 25, 1966. Un volume in-8°, broché.
Bookseller reference : 18201
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Aspects of Shakespeare's "Problem Plays" : All's Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure Troilus and Cressida
Cambridge University Press 1982. small inkstain to bottom front corner. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Cambridge University Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 046562 ISBN : 052128371X 9780521283717
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Atlantic Monthly: January 1938 Vol. 161 No. 1
Concord NH: The Atlantic Monthly 1938. Paperback. Vol. 161 No. 1. Small 4to. Stiff red glazed wrappers. 150pp. Numerous advertisements. Very good. Some edgewear and very slight spine sunning; mild ex-library the ONLY marking being a small inkstamp neatly applied at top of front wrapper. A tight and decent copy. Contributions include Paul Horgan's "To the Mountains" and Arthur Guiterman's poem "To a Bat in Daylight." Other contributors include Gilbert Seldes and John Holmes. The Atlantic Monthly paperback
Bookseller reference : 15760
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Atlantic Monthly: March 1938 Vol. 161 No. 3
Concord NH: The Atlantic Monthly 1938. Paperback. Vol. 161 No. 3. Small 4to. Stiff red glazed wrappers. Pp. 295-439. Numerous advertisements. Very good. Some edgewear and very slight spine sunning; mild ex-library the ONLY marking being a small inkstamp neatly applied at top of front wrapper. A tight and decent copy. Contributions include Theodore Roethke's poem "The Light Comes Brighter" and Elsa Lanchester's "From Hollywood to Paris." Other contributors include Gerard Swope John Cheever and Donald Culross Peattie. The Atlantic Monthly paperback
Bookseller reference : 15761
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Atlantic Monthly: April 1938 Vol. 161 No. 4
Concord NH: The Atlantic Monthly 1938. Paperback. Vol. 161 No. 4. Small 4to. Stiff red glazed wrappers. Pp. 441-584. Numerous advertisements. Very good. Some edgewear and curled corners and very slight spine sunning; mild ex-library the ONLY marking being a small inkstamp neatly applied at top of front wrapper. A tight and decent copy. Contributions include Catherine Drinker Bowen's "Ballet with Red flags" and Elsa Lanchester's "From 'Rembrandt' to 'Peter Pan'" and Senator Harry Byrd's "The Cost of Our Government." Other contributors include William Saroyan and Oscar Lewis. The Atlantic Monthly paperback
Bookseller reference : 15763
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Atlantic Monthly: June 1938 Vol. 161 No. 6
Concord NH: The Atlantic Monthly 1938. Paperback. Vol. 161 No. 6. Small 4to. Stiff red glazed wrappers. Pp. 731-876. Numerous advertisements. Very good. Some edgewear and very slight spine sunning; mild ex-library the ONLY marking being a small inkstamp neatly applied at top of front wrapper. A tight and decent copy. Contributions include John Steinbeck's "The Harness" Virginia Woolf's "Women Must Weep" and Frederic Prokosch's poem "Song." Other contributors include William Saroyan Jean Prevost and Agnes Repplier. The Atlantic Monthly paperback
Bookseller reference : 15759
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Atlantic Monthly: February 1938 Vol. 161 No. 2
Concord NH: The Atlantic Monthly 1938. Paperback. Vol. 161 No. 2. Small 4to. Stiff red glazed wrappers. Pp. 151-293. Numerous advertisements. Very good. Some edgewear and curled corners and very slight spine sunning; mild ex-library the ONLY marking being a small inkstamp neatly applied at top of front wrapper. A tight and decent copy. Contributions include Edmund Wilson's "Bernard Shaw at Eighty" Alexander Woollcott's "Get Down You Fool!" and Elsa Lanchester's "Charles Laughton and I." Other contributors include William Saroyan and Emil Ludwig. The Atlantic Monthly paperback
Bookseller reference : 15762
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Autour de l'Extrême-Orient
Classiques Garnier, coll. « Bulletin de la Société Paul Claudel », n° 2-231 2020 In-8 broché 24 cm sur 15,7. 115 pages. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 128495
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Bernanos
Bibliothèque Nationale 1978 In-8 broché 23,7 cm sur 17,2. 193 pages. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 105260
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bibliothèque matarasso (première et deuxième parties)
1993 In-4 relié. Très bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 75996
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Book Bulletin of the Chicago Public Library: Volume 30 No. 2 February 1948
Chicago: Chicago Public Library 1948. Paperback. Volume 30 No. 2. Small 4to. Pictorial wrappers. Pp. 23-38. Near fine. Unusually pristine copy of this monthly with its single article "Carl Sandburg at Seventy" by renowned Chicago trial attorney Elmer Gertz followed by a mini-bibliography of Sandburg's major works and the usual "Selection of New Books Added to the Library." Front wrapper reproduces Edward Steichen's famed multiple-exposure portrait of his brother-in-law Sandburg. From the collection of Sandburg-buddy and one-time Chicago Public Library president Ralph G. Newman 1912-98 founder of Chicago's famed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Chicago Public Library paperback
Bookseller reference : 30690
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Book Collecting 2000 COLLECTED BOOKS Ahearn Allen and Ahearn Patricia
Very Good. Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons Date of Publication: 2000 Binding: hardcover with DJ Condition: Very Good Description: Black ink mark on bottom edge. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007035 ISBN : 0399145745 9780399145742
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Books of Remembrance
Ottawa: Veterans Affairs. Near Fine. 1984. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. 0662527267 . Tight clean unmarked book in red card covers and stapled binding; slight sunning to spine. 52 pp . Veterans Affairs paperback
Bookseller reference : 20590 ISBN : 0662527267 9780662527268
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Brigitte Simon - Recent Paintings
London: Taranman 1977. Catalogue for the exhibition held on 3-31st December 1977 at Taranman Brompton Road. Clean bright softcover in stiff card wrappers. No 5 of a limited edition of 300 printed at Skelton Press - the first 40 of which are signed by the artist and include an original drypoint specially engraved for the catalogue 8 monochrome plates. 27 pages. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Taranman Paperback
Bookseller reference : 064426
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Bronte Society Transactions No 2 of Volume 15
The Keighley Printers 1967 Includes an unpublished letter by Charlotte Bronte and "Where Jane Eyre and Mary Barton were born. Excellent copy. Card. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Keighley Printers unknown
Bookseller reference : 015189
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Bronte Society Transactions
The Keighley Printers 1968 Near fine copy. Contents include Emily Bronte in a Cold Country and Emily Bronte's Mr Lockwood. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Keighley Printers paperback
Bookseller reference : 016060
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Bulletin de la société des Amis de Marcel Proust et des Amis de Combray.
Paris 1987 N° 37. Un volume in-8 broché, couverture blanche, 132 pages. Couverture défraîchie, néanmoins bon état.
Bookseller reference : 10128
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Byron
Paris-Match, Pierre Charron, coll. « Les Géants » 1970 In-8 reliure éditeur simili cuir sans jaquette. 21,6 cm sur 16,2. 135 pages. Illustrations en couleurs et en noir et blanc in et hors-texte. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 118413
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Cahiers Saint-Exupéry 1, 2 et 3
Gallimard, NRF 1989 3 volumes. In-8 broché Premier plat du premier volume taché. 20,5 cm sur 14,1. 194p + 188p + 171p. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 126914
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Cassell Dictionary of Sex Quotations
London: Cassell. 1993 First printing in trade paperback. 297 pp. Index. Some spine creasing and rubbing to covers light soiling to edges. Text is clean and unmarked. Very Good. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. LR2-2. Cassell. paperback
Bookseller reference : 251031 ISBN : 0304349399 9780304349395
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CASSELL';S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY BIBLE. SUPERIOR EDITION. THE HOLY BIBLE: CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS WITH REFERENCES AND A CONDENSED CONCORDANCE. ILLUSTRATED WITH MORE THAN EIGHT HUNDRED HIGHLY FINISHED ENGRAVINGS
Norwalk: Easton Press .heavy book additional postage will apply.Easton Press deluxe limited edition limited edition number 600/600.Full leather AEG Silk marker in slipcase 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. Larger 8vo. Easton Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 172596
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CATALOGUE ONE HUNDRED AND ONE 101 BOOKS MANUSCRIPTS AUTOGRAPH LETTERS BINDINGS FROM THE NINTH TO THE PRESENT CENTURY:
Martin Breslauer. PAPERBACK. B000V8WPMM ~Good. No DJ as issued. Trade Paperback. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers/corners; satisfaction guaranteed. Book is oversized and/or heavy priority or international orders will require additional shipping funds. . Good. Martin Breslauer paperback
Bookseller reference : SKU1006744
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Centenaire de Gustave Flaubert. Cérémonies du 12 décembre 1921.
Paris, Comité du Centenaire, (1921). plaquette in-8 carré, 47pp. Brochée, couverture repliée.
Bookseller reference : 3722
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Cervantes
Paris-Match, Pierre Charron, coll. « Les Géants » 1970 In-8 reliure éditeur simili cuir sans jaquette. 21,6 cm sur 16,2. 133 pages. llustrations en couleurs et en noir et blanc in et hors-texte. Bon état d’occasion.
Bookseller reference : 118414
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Christopher Hewett 1938 - 1983
London: Taranman 1984. Booklet which acts as a tribute to Christopher from his friends many of whom expressed a wish that there should be a 'last Taranman catalogue' containing information about him and the gallery. Clean bright softcover in French flaps. .One of a limited edition of 500 printed at Skelton Press - 63 pages. B/W illustrations. This copy includes laid in a pamphlet about the Christopher Hewett Memorial Exhibition an invitation to his memorial service and the order of service from his memorial service held at St Mary The Boltons South Kensington on 28 April 1984. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Taranman Paperback
Bookseller reference : 064441
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Civitella . . . remembered. An Anthology of Drawings and Verse
Ursula Corning 1998. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8" x 11. A collection of poetry and paintings by Sophie Sissi Iselin-Gueydan and Sylvia Crawley created when they were staying at Ursula Corning's artistic retreat in Italy. A tidy copy but lacking a dust wrapper. There is a gifting dedication on the half title page signed "Ursula". Available for prompt dispatch from the UK. <br/> <br/> Ursula Corning hardcover
Bookseller reference : 022534
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Comparatist Vol VII May 1983 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1983. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little sticker residue top front corner of cover a crease on top corners of all pages and a little bending of bottom corners and a little light soiling. Articles on Modern Versions of Orpheus Looking Back; Aesthetics of Futurism; Nouveau Roman and the Neo-Romantic Hero; Life Interminable: Swift's Struldbruggs and Capek's Elina Makropoulos; Fateful Labyrinths: "La Vida es Sueno" and "The Crying of Lot 49" and more. . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5412
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Comparatist Vol VIII May 1984 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1984. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little sticker residue top front corner of cover. Articles on Dr. Caligari's Cabinet: a Cubist Perspective; Ezra Pound's "Map" of Arnaut Daniel; Byron Dante and Don Juan's Descent to English Society and more. . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5411
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Comparatist Vol X May 1986 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1986. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little sticker residue top front corner of cover. Articles Braque and Hesiod: Modulations on the Theme of Creation; Romeo and Juliet: The Florence Connection; Influence of Machado de Assis on John Barth's "The Floating Opera"; The Literature of Quebec: The French Perception and more. . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5414
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Comparatist Vol IV May 1980 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1980. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little sticker residue at top front corner of cover. Articles on "Prometheus Unbound" Kafka's "The Castle" Evil in Melville's "Billy Budd" and Mann's "Mario und der Zauberer" and more. . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5409
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Comparatist Vol VI May 1982 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1982. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little surface pulling at top front corner of cover. Articles on Dante's "Novella Tebe"; Nietzsche and Dostoevsky: Counterpoint; Baudelaire and Kafka The Triangular Circus Scene; Picasso and Balzac; Indo-English Literature and more . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5415
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Comparatist Vol V May 1981 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1981. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little surface pulling at top front corner of cover. Articles on Parallels in Rosalia de Castro and Emily Dickinson; Bertolt Brecht and the NO: a comparison of two theaters; "Threepenny Opera" and more. . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5410
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Comparatist Vol IX May 1985 Journal of the Southern Comparative Literature Association
Southern Comparative Literature Association. Near Fine. 1985. Softcover. Journal is clean and tight with a little sticker residue top front corner of cover. Articles Images of Ulysses in Dante Goethe and Tennyson; Georges Rouault Poete; Surrealism and Caribbean Writing; Satire and Utopia: Robida and Grandville and more . Southern Comparative Literature Association paperback
Bookseller reference : 5413
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