The Wild Muse

The Tales of Chekhov 11 Volumes Set (of 13 published), plus The Unknown Chekhov : Stories and other Writings

Chekhov, Anton; Garnett, Constance (Trans.) · 1984

$295.00 (€264.43 | £221.18 | ¥46,849)

Ecco Pr 12 Volumes, all are matching trade softcovers. Text in English, translated by Constance Garnett. Published NY: Ecco Press, 1984 - 1987. All volumes are first edition, first printings. 8vo. wrappers, 300-400 pages each. Includes: Vol. 1: The Darling & Other Stories; V...

The Mind-Body Problem (Contemporary American Fiction)

Goldstein, Rebecca · 1993

$20.00 (€17.93 | £14.99 | ¥3,176)

Penguin Publishing Group Trade softcover. Published NY: Penguin, 1993, later printing. 8vo. wrappers, 275pp. Minor wrinkle on front edge of 2 pages, else near fine. The hilarious underground bestseller about one woman's pursuit of carnal pleasure-and the philosophy that gets...

A Sport of Nature

Gordimer, Nadine · 1988

$20.00 (€17.93 | £14.99 | ¥3,176)

Penguin Publishing Group First edition thus, trade softcover. Published NY: Penguin, 1988, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 354pp. Some age toning to paper. Very good. "A moving, powerful book that, in a career rich with distinguished works, could well be considered her master...

On the Move: A Life

Sacks, Oliver · 2016

$25.00 (€22.41 | £18.74 | ¥3,970)

Vintage First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Vintage, 2016, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 397pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Fine. Book 2 of 2 - Oliver Sacks' memoirs. NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A "wonderful memoir" (Los Angeles Times) about a brilliantly unconvention...

The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield: A Tragedy of the Gilded Age (American Portraits, 1)

Brands, H. W. · 2011

$25.00 (€22.41 | £18.74 | ¥3,970)

Anchor First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Anchor, 2011, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 207pp., illustrated. As new. Book 1 of 2 - American Portraits. The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War traces the extrao...

Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries, No. 1)

James, P.D. · 2001

$20.00 (€17.93 | £14.99 | ¥3,176)

Scribner Trade softcover. Published NY: Scribner, 2001. 8vo. wrappers, 250pp. Very good plus. Book 1 of 14 - Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries. The first in the series of scintillating mysteries to feature cunning Scotland Yard detective, Adam Dalgliesh from P.D. James, the bestsell...

A Novel Bookstore

Cossé, Laurence · 2015

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Europa Editions Trade softcover. Published NY: Europa Editions, 2010, fifth printing (2015). 8vo. wrappers, 416pp. As new. A devotee of Stendhal who has shunned the company of his fellow human beings to live on the outskirts of a tiny village in Savoy is kidnapped and left ...

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

Heinlein, Robert A. · 1997

$25.00 (€22.41 | £18.74 | ¥3,970)

Orb Books Trade softcover. Published NY:Orb Books, 1997, later printing. 8vo. wrappers, 382pp. Fine. It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of the former Lunar penal colony against the Lunar Authority that controls it from Earth. It is the tale of the disparate people-...

The Great Mistake (American Mystery Classics)

Rinehart, Mary Roberts · 2023

$20.00 (€17.93 | £14.99 | ¥3,176)

American Mystery Classics First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: American Mystery Classics, 2023, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, v+375pp. Fine. Murder leads to scandal at a wealthy woman's mansion in this mystery from one of the bestselling authors of the 20th centu...

Embers (Vintage International)

Sándor Márai · 2002

$25.00 (€22.41 | £18.74 | ¥3,970)

Vintage Trade softcover. Published NY:Vintage, 2002, later printing. 8vo. wrappers, 213pp. As new. Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisitely structured novel by the Hungarian master Sandor Marai conjures the melanc...

A Change of Climate: A Novel

Mantel, Hilary · 1997

$12.50 (€11.20 | £9.37 | ¥1,985)

Holt Paperbacks Trade softcover. Published NY: Holt, 1997, third printing. 8vo. wrappers, 321pp. Very good. Very Good No Jacket, As Issued 1st Edition 3rd Printing NY 8vo 336

In the Memory House (PB)

Mansfield, Howard · 1995

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Fulcrum First edition, trade softcover. Published Golden, CO: Fulcrum, 1995, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 280pp. Fine. In the Memory House recalls what American society has forgotten--the land, its people, and its ideals. By examining what we choose to remember, this impor...

Fever and Spear

Mar-As, Javier · 2006

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Vintage Books Trade softcover. Published NY: Vintage Books, 2006, latert printing. 8vo. wrappers, 376pp. Very good plus. In a return to the British setting of his much loved novel "All Souls", Javier Marias embarks on a remarkable 'novel in parts', set in the murky world o...

Arrival And Departure (Penguin Modern Classics)

Koestler, Arthur · 1984

$15.00 (€13.45 | £11.25 | ¥2,382)

Penguin Classics Trade softcover. Published NY: Penguin Classics, 1984. 8vo. wrappers, 190pp. Age tone to paper. Very good. Very Good No Jacket, As Issued NY 8vo 192

The Lime Twig

Hawkes, John · 1961

$15.00 (€13.45 | £11.25 | ¥2,382)

New Directions Trade softcover. Published NY:New Directions, 1961, sixth printing. 8vo. wrappers, xiv+175pp. Very good. Very Good No Jacket, As Issued 1st Edition 5th or later Printing NY 8vo

Who Guards a Prince?

Hill, Reginald · 2005

$30.00 (€26.89 | £22.49 | ¥4,764)

Felony & Mayhem First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Felony & Mayhem, 2005, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 338pp. Fine. Who would sever a tongue from a living mouth? Or kill a pathetic, homeless old man? Or frighten a young doctor into silence? The questions are pil...

The Tale of the Rose: The Love Story Behind The Little Prince

De Saint-Exupery, Consuelo · 2003

$15.00 (€13.45 | £11.25 | ¥2,382)

Random House Publishing Group First edition, trade softcover. Published NY: Random House , 2003, third printing. 8vo. wrappers, 308pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Ding impression/closed tear at top corner of front cover and several front sheets, else very good. Very Good No ...

The Empire of Isher: The Weapon Makers / The Weapon Shops of Isher

Van Vogt, A. E. · 2000

$40.00 (€35.85 | £29.99 | ¥6,352)

Orb Books First edition, first printing. First Orb Edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Orb Books, 2000. 8vo. wrappers, 352pp. Fine. Fine No Jacket, As Issued 1st Edition 1st Printing NY 8vo 288

The War Against the Rull

A. E. Van Vogt · 1999

$35.00 (€31.37 | £26.24 | ¥5,558)

Doherty (Tom) Associates, Orb Books First edition, first printing. Trade softcover. First Complete Edition. First Orb Books Edition. Published NY: Doherty (Tom) Associates / Orb Books, 1999. 8vo. wrappers, 269pp. Fine. When A.E. van Vogt wove several of his classic stories o...

Ringworld

Larry Niven · 2005

$20.00 (€17.93 | £14.99 | ¥3,176)

Gollancz First edition, later printing. Trade softcover. Published London: Gollancz, 2005. 8vo. wrappers, 288pp. Fine. Book 1 of 4 - Ringworld Pierson''s puppeteers, strange, three-legged, two-headed aliens, have discovered an immense structure in a hitherto unexplored part ...