O'FAOLAIN, SEAN (JOHN FRANCIS WHELAN )

Foreign Affairs, and Other Stories

Boston, MA: Atlantic / Little Brown, 1976. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316632937. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light fading to the very ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has toning to the spine, edges and flap joints. "Over the course of a long publishing career, Ó Faoláin wrote eight volumes of short stories, the first of which, Midsummer Night Madness, appeared in 1932; his last volume, Foreign Affairs, was published over forty years later, in 1976. O’Faoláin also wrote four novels, three travel books, six biographies, a play, a memoir, a history book, and a so-called “character study. ” He produced critical studies of the novel and the short-story form, introduced texts of historical and literary merit, and contributed scores of articles, reviews, and uncollected stories to periodicals in Ireland, Britain, and America. Most famously, he cofounded and edited the influential journal The Bell from 1940 to 1946. Under O’Faoláin’s editorship, The Bell participated in many key debates of the day; it also provided a crucial outlet for established and emerging writers during the lean war years. A recurring thread in Ó Faoláin’s work is the idea that national identities are historically produced and culturally hybrid; an additional thesis is that Irish history should be conceived in international terms, and that it should be read, in particular, in the context of social and intellectual developments across Europe. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 41998

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: 0316632937 Modern Fiction Sean O'faolain John Francis Whelan Ireland

O'FAOLAIN, SEAN (JOHN FRANCIS WHELAN )

Selected Stories of Sean O'faolain

Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1978. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0316632856. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has spots of rubbing and wear. There is one scrape with beginning tearing to the front spine joint of the dust jacket. "He wrote his first stories in the 1920s, eventually completing 90 stories over a period of 60 years. From 1929 to 1933 he lectured at the Catholic college, St Mary's College, at Strawberry Hill in Middlesex, England, during which period he wrote his first two books. His first book, "Midsummer Night Madness," was published in 1932: it was a collection of stories partly based on his Civil War experiences. He afterwards returned to his native Ireland. He published novels; short stories; biographies; travel books; translations; literary criticism—including one of the rare full-length studies of the short story: The Short Story (1948). He also wrote a cultural history, The Irish, in 1947. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 43579

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0316632856 Modern Fiction First Edition Sean O'faolain John Francis Whelan Short Stories

FARNOL, JEFFERY

The Honourable Mr. Tawnish

Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1913. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Charles E. Brock. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and very beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. This book is illustrated with 4 full color illustrations by Charles E. Brock. "Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 – 9 August 1952) was a British writer since 1907 until his death, known for writing more than 40 romance novels, some formulaic and set in the Georgian Era or English Regency period, and swashbucklers. He, with Georgette Heyer, founded the Regency romantic genre." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46104

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FARRELL, JAMES T.

Judgment Day

New York, NY: World Pub. Co, 1944. Reprint. Hardcover. Illustrated by Leo Manso. Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has several small edge tears and nicks, along with a coupel of smallish edge chips." Judgment Day is the most overtly political of the Studs Lonigan novels, Earlier installments of the trilogy seemed to blame most of Studs' failures on a combination of Irish Catholic culture and Studs' own foolishness. Judgment Day concentrates more on the devastation and suffering caused by the Great Depression, and reflects Trotskyite author James T. Farrell's belief that capitalism itself is responsible for the travails of families like the Lonigans. The novel also demonstrates Farrell's frustration with working class Irishmen. To Farrell, it seems obvious that a socialist revolution is called for. But blue collar Irish-Americans like the Lonigans denounce socialists as "Reds," foolishly blame the Jews for their plight, and openly yearn for an American equivalent of Benito Mussolini to come to power. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 46050

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: Modern Fiction Pre-1940's Fiction Studs Lonigan The Studs Lonigan Trilogy James T. Farrell Business Businessmen

FAST, HOWARD

Time and the Riddle Thirty-One Zen Stories

Pasadena, CA: Ward Ritchie Press, 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0378063758. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, in pen, on the half title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a faint dusty smell to the text pages. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some very beginning rubbing to the spine ends. "While he was at Mill Point Federal Prison, Fast began writing his most famous work, Spartacus, a novel about an uprising among Roman slaves. Blacklisted by major publishing houses following his release from prison, Fast was forced to publish the novel himself. It was a success, going through seven printings in the first four months of publication. (According to Fast in his memoir, 50,000 copies were printed, of which 48,000 were sold. ) He subsequently established the Blue Heron Press, which allowed him to continue publishing under his own name throughout the period of his blacklisting. Just as the production of the film version of Spartacus (released in 1960) is considered a milestone in the breaking of the Hollywood blacklist, the reissue of Fast's novel by Crown Publishers in 1958 effectively ended his own blacklisting within the American publishing industry. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42060

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Keywords: 0378063758 Modern Fiction First Edition Howard Fast Signed Edition Short Stories

FAULKS, SEBASTIAN

Engleby a Novel

New York, NY: Doubleday, 2007. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385524056. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The white dust jacket has several fingermarks / spots of ground-in dirt. "In 2007, Faulks published Engleby. Set in Cambridge in the 1970s, it is narrated by Cambridge University fresher Mike Engleby. Engleby is a loner, and the reader is led to suspect that he may be unreliable, particularly when a fellow student disappears. Faulks says of the novel's genesis, "I woke up one morning with this guy's voice in my head. And he was just talking, dictating, almost. And when I got to work, I wrote it down. I didn't know what the hell was going on; this wasn't an idea for a book". It was remarked upon as a change of direction for Faulks, both in terms of the near-contemporary setting and in the decision to use a first-person narrator. The Daily Telegraph said the book was "distinguished by a remarkable intellectual energy: a narrative verve, technical mastery of the possibilities of the novel form and vivid sense of the tragic contingency of human life." " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 43767

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Keywords: 0385524056 Modern Fiction First Edition Sebastian Faulks England London, England

FERBER, EDNA

Giant

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a light bump to the top spine end about half an inch from the top edge. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has the orage top-stain. The dust jacket has several small semi-closed edge tears, along with , nicks, small tears, and a couple of chips missing, to the spine ends and the corners. "Giant is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, directed by George Stevens from a screenplay adapted by Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffat from Edna Ferber's 1952 novel. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean and features Carroll Baker, Jane Withers, Chill Wills, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Elsa Cárdenas and Earl Holliman. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination – he was killed in a car crash before the film was released. His friend Nick Adams was called in to do some voice dubbing for Dean's role. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 45416

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Edna Ferber Books Into Film Texas Families Oil Wells Wealth

FINDER, JOSEPH

The Zero Hour a Novel

New York, NY: William Morrow & Co, 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0688144500. Illustrated by Richard L. Aquan. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean- there is a tiny dent / pinprick hole to the rear spine joint.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46722

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0688144500 Modern Fiction First Edition Joseph Finder Richard L. Aquan Suspense Thriller

FITZGERALD, NANCY

Chelsea

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1979. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385126867. Remainder. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is the shadow of a previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, along with some ink smears from the previous owner's name. The text pages are clean and bright. The bottom edge of the text block has purple speckled ink remainer speckling. The edges of the dust jacket have several small edge nicks and tears, aong with light edgewear and rubbing. This is a Victorian Romance set in London, England.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 43399

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Keywords: 0385126867 Modern Fiction First Edition Nancy Fitzgerald Chelsea, England Art Romance Fiction Artists

FORD, RICHARD

Independence Day

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0679492658. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ford published his first novel, A Piece of My Heart, the story of two unlikely drifters whose paths cross on an island in the Mississippi River, during 1976, and followed it with The Ultimate Good Luck during 1981. During the interim he briefly taught at Williams College and Princeton University. Despite good notices the books sold little, and Ford retired from fiction writing to become a writer for the New York magazine Inside Sports. "I realized," Ford said, "there was probably a wide gulf between what I could do and what would succeed with readers. I felt that I'd had a chance to write two novels, and neither of them had really created much stir, so maybe I should find real employment, and earn my keep." " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39865

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Keywords: 0679492658 Modern Fiction First Edition American Life Real Estate Agents Family Life Fathers And Sons New Jersey Divorced Men Modern Fiction

FORD, RICHARD

The Lay of the Land

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0676972489. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ford published his first novel, A Piece of My Heart, the story of two unlikely drifters whose paths cross on an island in the Mississippi River, during 1976, and followed it with The Ultimate Good Luck during 1981. During the interim he briefly taught at Williams College and Princeton University. Despite good notices the books sold little, and Ford retired from fiction writing to become a writer for the New York magazine Inside Sports. "I realized," Ford said, "there was probably a wide gulf between what I could do and what would succeed with readers. I felt that I'd had a chance to write two novels, and neither of them had really created much stir, so maybe I should find real employment, and earn my keep." " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40665

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Keywords: 0676972489 Modern Fiction First Edition Richard Ford New Jersey Relationships Family Modern Fiction Firsts

FORD, RICHARD

Rock Springs

New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871131595. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Ford's 1990 novel Wildlife, a story of a Montana golf professional turned firefighter, met with mixed reviews and middling sales, but by the end of the 1990s Ford was increasingly sought after as an editor and contributor to various projects. Ford edited the 1990 Best American Short Stories, the 1992 Granta Book of the American Short Story, the Fall 1996 "fiction issue" of Ploughshares, [14] and the 1998 Granta Book of the American Long Story. In the latter volume's "Introduction," Ford stipulated that he preferred the designation "long story" instead of the term "novella." For the publishing project Library of America, Ford edited a two-volume edition of the selected works of the Mississippi writer Eudora Welty, which was published during 1998. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 48428

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0871131595 Modern Fiction First Edition Richard Ford Short Stories

FORSYTH, FREDERICK

The Dogs of War

New York: Viking Press, 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670277533. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Forsyth decided to write a novel using similar research techniques to those used in journalism. His first full-length novel, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1971. It became an international bestseller and gained its author the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. In this book, the Organisation Armée Secrète hires an assassin to kill then-French President Charles de Gaulle. It was made into a film of the same name. In Forsyth's second full-length novel, The Odessa File (1972) , a reporter attempts to track down an ex-Nazi SS officer in contemporary Germany. The reporter discovers him via the diary of a Jewish Holocaust survivor who committed suicide earlier, but he is being shielded by an organization that protects ex-Nazis, called ODESSA. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39935

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Editions

Keywords: 0670277533 Modern Fiction First Edition Frederick Forsyth Fiction Espionage Mercenaries

FORSYTH, FREDERICK

The Dogs of War

New York: The Viking Press, 1974. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670277533. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book is mostly clean and bright. There is some beginning fading to the very edges of the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a rectangular shadow of a previous owner's bookplate (professionally removed) on the black front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and very small chips missing (mostly to the top spine end). "Forsyth decided to write a novel using similar research techniques to those used in journalism. His first full-length novel, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1971. It became an international bestseller and gained its author the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. In this book, the Organisation Armée Secrète hires an assassin to kill then–French President Charles de Gaulle. It was made into a film of the same name. In Forsyth's second full-length novel, The Odessa File (1972) , a reporter attempts to track down an ex-Nazi SS officer in contemporary Germany. The reporter discovers him via the diary of a Jewish Holocaust survivor who committed suicide earlier, but he is being shielded by an organization that protects ex-Nazis, called ODESSA." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 43256

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FORSYTH, FREDERICK

The Phantom of Manhattan

New York, NY: Martins Press, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312246560. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, with the exception of the spine ends where there is a bit of beginning bumping and rolling.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 48509

Catalogue: Modern Fiction First Edition

Keywords: 0312246560 Modern Fiction First Edition Frederick Forsyth The Phanton Of The Opera