GOLDING, WILLIAM

The Pyramid

London, England: Faber & Faber, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0571080111. Illustrated by Leonard Rosoman. Cover Art; 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. There is some beginning bumping and fading to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has some beginning wear to the spine ends and corners. The cover art is by Leonard Rosoman. "Oliver, the dispenser's son, adolescent in the England of two-seaters, the silent screen, the Savoy Orpheans. And round him, in the small huddle of houses by a minimal river that is Stillbourne, are woven the complicated, recurring yet never identical patterns of existence; patterns compounded of sex and calf love, rebellion and submission, dottiness, class distinction, tragedy and near-farce." "Sir William Gerald Golding CBE (19 September 1911 – 19 June 1993) was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his novel Lord of the Flies, he won a Nobel Prize in Literature, and was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book in what became his sea trilogy, To the Ends of the Earth. Golding was knighted by Elizabeth II in 1988. He was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 45939

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GOLDMAN, WILLIAM

The Color of Light

New York: Warner Books, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0446512745. 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. There is a bit of light, scattered foxing to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "His brother James Goldman was a playwright and screenwriter, and they shared an apartment in New York with their friend John Kander. Kander was working on his PhD in music, and the Goldman brothers wrote the libretto for his dissertation. Kander was the composer of more than a dozen musicals, including Cabaret and Chicago, and all three of them eventually won Academy Awards. [8] On 25 June 1956, Goldman began writing his first novel The Temple of Gold, completing it in less than three weeks. [10] He sent the manuscript to agent Joe McCrindle, who agreed to represent him; McCrindle submitted the novel to Knopf, who agreed to publish it if he doubled the length. It sold well enough in paperback to launch Goldman on his career. [11] He wrote his second novel Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow (1958) in a little more than a week. It was followed by Soldier in the Rain (1960) , based on Goldman's time in the military. It sold well in paperback and was turned into a film, though Goldman had no involvement in the screenplay." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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GOLDMAN, WILLIAM

Soldier in the Rain

New York: Atheneum, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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 but there is some toning / sunning to the spine. "Goldman began to write when he took a creative-writing course in college, according to his memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade (1983). His grades in the class were "horrible". He was an editor of Oberlin's literary magazine, and he would submit short stories to the magazine anonymously; he recalls that the other editors read his submissions and remarked, "We can't possibly publish this shit." He did not originally intend to become a screenwriter. His main interests were poetry, short stories, and novels. In 1956, he completed an MA thesis at Columbia University on the comedy of manners in America." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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GRANT, MAXWELL

Shadow Beware

New York: Belmont Books, 1965. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. Belmont Book #92-615. There is a lightish crease to the front spine joint. The book covers are clean and bright. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Shadow debuted on July 31, 1930, as the mysterious narrator of the radio program Detective Story Hour, which was developed to boost sales of Street & Smith's monthly pulp Detective Story Magazine. [3] When listeners of the program began asking at newsstands for copies of "That Shadow detective magazine," Street & Smith decided to create a magazine based on The Shadow and hired Gibson to create a character concept to fit the name and voice and write a story featuring him. The first issue of The Shadow Magazine went on sale on April 1, 1931, a pulp series." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 39547

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GRAYSON, CHARLES

The Show Case (Or Possibly Showcase)

New York, NY: Green Circle Books, 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. Both endpapers have some generalized light toning. This copy has been signed on the front endpaper, with a short inscription by the author. The dust jacket has several tears, small nicks, and chips, along with rubbing and edge wear. "Charles Grayson (1903–1973) was an American screenwriter. He worked on around forty films between 1936 and 1958. He worked under contract for Warner Brothers for a number of years. Although uncredited in the film final, along with Robert Buckner he was instrumental in reviving the operetta film The Desert Song (1943) by proposing an updated version of an old studio hit. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 46346

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GREENE, GRAHAM

Doctor Fischer of Geneva Or the Bomb Party

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1980. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Illustrated by Susannah Kelly. Cover Art; First American Trade Edition. 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 faint fading to the very bottom edge of the bottom spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and and clean with the exception of one tiny nick / bump to the bottom spine end and a bit of red dye from the book cover on the reverse of the dust jacket.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46028

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GREENE, JOSEPH AND ELIZABETH ABELL (EDITORS)

Stories of Sudden Truth Twenty Short Stories in Which Human Beings Make Startling Discoveries About Themselves

New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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 text pages are clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has several spots of tape residue and several small edge nicks and tears. This book contains a series of short works, including: The Pot of Gold by John Cheever, Peggety's Parcel of Shortcomings by John Hersey, The Hunters by Harris Downey, The House of Flowers by Truman Capote, Drink by Sherwood Anderson, Larchmoor is not the World by R. V. Cassill, Action by C. E. Montague, The End of the Depression by Mary Bolte, Inland, Western Sea by Nathan Asch, I Broke my Back on a Rosebud by William March, the Battle of Finney's Ford by Jessamyn West, The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams, Monte Saint Angelo by Arthur Miller, First Confession by Frank O'Connor, Exchange of Men by Joseph Cross, Livvie is Back by Eudora Welty, Herself by James Pooler, Motet for Two Voices by Christopher La Farge, My Cousin Dikran, the Orator by William Saroyan, and, Warm River by Erskine Caldwell.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 46087

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GREENE, GRAHAM (HENRY GRAHAM GREENE)

The Tenth Man

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1985. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 067150794X. Illustrated by Paul Bacon. 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. "He published his first novel, The Man Within, in 1929; its favourable reception enabled him to work full-time as a novelist. Greene originally divided his fiction into two genres (which he described as "entertainments" and "novels") : thrillers—often with notable philosophic edges—such as The Ministry of Fear; and literary works—on which he thought his literary reputation would rest—such as The Power and the Glory. The next two books, The Name of Action (1930) and Rumour at Nightfall (1932) , were unsuccessful; and he later disowned them. His first true success was Stamboul Train (1932) which was taken on by the Book Society and adapted as the film Orient Express, in 1934. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46029

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GROSSMAN, RICHARD

The Book of Lazarus

Blue Ridge Summit, PA: FC2 (Fiction Collective Two), 1997. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1573660299. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author 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. ; Signed by Author. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41127

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HARRIS, THOMAS

Hannibal

New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0434009407. 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. "Fellow novelist Stephen King remarked that if writing is sometimes tedious for other authors, to Harris it is like "writhing on the floor in agonies of frustration", because for Harris, "the very act of writing is a kind of torment". Novelist John Dunning said of Harris, "All he is is a talent of the first rank." [14] In 2019, he elaborated on his process, as well as the difficulty, describing it as "passive [...], sometimes you really have to shove and grunt and sweat. Some days you go to your office and you're the only one who shows up, none of the characters show up, and you sit there by yourself, feeling like an idiot. And some days everybody shows up ready to work. You have to show up at your office every day. If an idea comes by, you want to be there to get it in." " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39306

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HARRIS, ROBERT

Pompeii

New York: Random House, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0091779251. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in 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. "Robert Dennis Harris (born 7 March 1957) is an English novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC television reporter. Although he began his career in non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller Fatherland, Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His most recent works centre on contemporary history. Harris was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Union and editor of the student newspaper Varsity." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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HARRISON, KATHRYN

Thicker Than Water

New York, NY: Random House, 1991. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394588894. Illustrated by Marc Cohen. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine to 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 with the exception of some very beginning toning / yellowing to the top edges of the dust jacket flaps and the top edge of the reverse of the dust jacket. "I must have been five when she moved out, and from then until I was eleven, I did not know where my mother lived. I saw her each day, but she was so protective of her privacy, her fragile illusory freedom, that she never revealed her address, or even her phone number. She moved fairly often, but she never told her parents or her child where it was that she slept, parked her old blue Pontiac, kept her clothes and food and her small, private life." " Kathryn Harrison (born March 20, 1961, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author. Harrison has published eight novels, three memoirs, a travelogue, two biographies, and a book of true crime. She frequently publishes reviews in The New York Times Book Review. Her personal essays have been included in many anthologies and have appeared in Bookforum, Harper's Magazine, More Magazine, The New Yorker, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Vogue, and elsewhere. ". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46027

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HART, JOSEPHINE

Sin

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394223152. 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.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39348

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HART, JEROME

A Vigilante Girl

Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1910. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by John W. Norton. B&W 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. There is some beginning rubbing and bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The endpapers have noticeable toning. "Jerome Hart was publisher of the "Argonaut," the famed San Francisco weekly newspaper founded by Frank Pixley and Fred M. Somers. Pixley edited the newspaper until 1891 when Hart took over editorial responsibilities. Hart was about 23-years-old when Denis Kearney formed the Workingman's Party of California in 1877. Hart was in the National Guard of California at the time, and saw duty during the anti-Chinese riots that year. Hart, in this excerpt from his 1931 book "In Our Second Century," gives a good description of the social conditions that led to the formation of the party, but curiously does not mention that the chairman of the 1877 Committee of Safety was William Tell Coleman, founder and head of the 1856 Committee of Vigilance." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46014

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HARTE, BRET

Condensed Novels

Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1871. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by S. Eytinge Jr.. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy includes an inscription by the author on the front free page and a tipped in signature dated July 15, 1876. This is a second edition, with two additional stories not in the 1867 edition, with illustrations by S. Eytinge Jr. Following the previous edition with illustrations by Frank Bellew. This book is in Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The covers have some light rubbing and edge wear along with several tiny edge nicks. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a three inch tear starting at the bottom edge of the front endpaper and traveling upwards. There is some loosening to the inner spine hinges and the front spine hinge has cracking starting. Included are: Handsome is as Handsome does, Lothaw, Muck-a-Muck, Terence Denville, Selina Sedilia, The Ninety-Nine Guardsmen, The Dweller of the Threshold, The Haunted Man, Miss Mix, Guy Heavystone, Mr. Midshipman Breezy, John, Jenkins, and more. ; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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Book number: 44506

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