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20002197976Fourth Estate 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by author. First UK edition. Signed by author without inscription on title page. 2000 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author! 249 pp. 8vo. A bestselling collection of short stories from the author of The Stone Diaries winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Larry's Party winner of the Orange prize. "All over town people are putting on their costumes; X slips into his wife's lace-trimmed night gown and waltzes around his bedroom; Tamara is no longer the dull clerk receptionist when she wears that yellow skirt she evolves into a stunning creature exuding passion and vitality. In 'Weather' a couple's life is thrown into utter chaos when The National Association of Metereorologists go on strike - what will they wear What will they eat In 'Soup du Jour' a young boy contemplates life the cracks in the pavement and his mother's soup-making. Each story encapsulates the human spirit its diversities complexities and absurdities. Shields observes with compassion the carnival that goes on in each of our lives and the realities that we create for ourselves. Carol Shields' second collection of short stories celebrates the extraordinary details that are found in ordinary everyday lives. Fourth Estate hardcover books
2000USHIDRE00FPViking 2000. Very Good. Shields Carol. Dressing up for the Carnival. New York NY: Viking 2000. 1st edition. 210pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Light bumping to both ends of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Viking hardcover books
2000USHIDRE00JKNViking 2000. Fine. Shields Carol. Dressing up for the Carnival. New York NY: Viking 2000. 1st edition. 210pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Slight shelf wear. Viking hardcover books
2000912735Toronto: Random House. 2000. A collection of stories. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Random House hardcover books
2000912736London: Fourth Estate. 2000. The first British edition of this collection of stories. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Fourth Estate hardcover books
1981145399Universal City: Universal Pictures 1981. Vintage press photograph of actors Brooke Shields Martin Hewitt and director Franco Zeffirelli on the set of the 1981 film. <br/><br/>Based on Scott Spencer's 1979 novel. Jade Shields and David Hewitt are two students deeply in love despite Jade's parents' disapproval. David cannot take "No" for an answer and things start getting really complicated. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Illinois and New York. Nominated for an Academy Award. Cameos by Tom Cruise and Jami Gertz their film debuts and Robert Altman. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1947308591Princeton NJ 1947. The total edition was 356 examples of which 53 were destroyed. 8 1/2 x 9 3/4" 15 x 20 inches matted. Signed in pencil in lower right corner "John Taylor Arms 1947". Inscribed in pencil in lower left corner "To J. From John Taylor Arms 1948" very slight foxing to matte else fine condition. The total edition was 356 examples of which 53 were destroyed. 8 1/2 x 9 3/4" 15 x 20 inches matted. A very detailed etching typical of the meticulous style of Arms renowned for his prolific printmaking specifically of Gothic architecture. <br/><br/>Julian P. Boyd was a librarian 1940-52 and later history professor at Princeton University. His preservation work regarding the site of the Battle of Hastings led to his appointment of honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His scholarship of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson edited from 1944 until his death have been deemed most influential and have set a new standard for reliability and accuracy in historical editing. unknown books
19322106871932. Second state one of 162 copies. French Church Series no. 34. Signed lower right "John Taylor Arms 1949 ". 13-1/2 x 7 inches plate size. Matted framed and glazed. Signed and dated in pencil by the artist on the mount. Fine. Second state one of 162 copies. French Church Series no. 34. Signed lower right "John Taylor Arms 1949 ". 13-1/2 x 7 inches plate size. Fletcher 248 unknown books
53185The Society of American Etchers Gravers Lithographers and Woodcutters Inc. Second State. Signed lower right "John Taylor Arms 1949. Fine. In envelope. Second State. Signed lower right "John Taylor Arms 1949 The Society of American Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers and Woodcutters Inc unknown books
73083St. Louis And Quebec Canada: Browning Arms Company. Very Good. N.D. Softcover. F. N. - BROWNING LIGHT SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE CALIBER .308; Browning Arms Company. St. Louis MO. Browning Arms Company of Canada LTD. Montreal Quebec Canada. This booklet/pamphlet is soft-bound in gray wrappers. This pamphlet was originally done for the NATO military version of this gun and as such has a different cover title and title page pasted down though due to the age and lack of adhesion of the glue have become loose but laid-on and has a note to disregard the "Automatic" function information as the "new american model" is a semi-automatic functioning gun only. The binding is solid and tight. The contents are bright and clean with information and illustrations throughout including a fold-out "blue-print" style image of the gun at the rear. Overall Very Good condition. . Browning Arms Company paperback books
19952197979Blizzard Publishing 1995. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First edition - a paperback original. Publisher's errata slip laid in. 1995 Trade Paperback. 64 pp. A play co-written by the popular Canadian author who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Stone Diaries. Blizzard Publishing paperback books
1995912766Winnipeg: Blizzard Publishing. 1995. A play by Shields and her daughter. Fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Blizzard Publishing paperback books
19972197981Harbourfront Reading Series 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Signed by author. First edition - limited to 550 copies including 150 signed and numbered by the author. This copy is the latter hand-numbered 83 and signed by Shields on the limitation page. 1997 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 10 pp. A brief work by the popular Canadian author who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Stone Diaries. Harbourfront Reading Series paperback books
1997104146wToronto: Harbourfront Reading Series 1997. First edition limited to 550 copies of which 150 are signed and numbered by Shields on the limitation page and 50 hors de commerce. Copy #62. 12mo. Stapled wraps. Minor scuff on front cover corner; otherwise in Fine condition. <br>Chap Book #9 in the publisher's series.<br><br>The image is of the actual book described and not a stock photo. Harbourfront Reading Series paperback books
1997101699Toronto: Harbourd Front 1997. First edition. Softcover. A small non-fiction pamphlet by the Booker Prize winning novelist. One of 150 numbered and signed copies. Fine in wraps. Harbourd Front unknown books
SKU1034356Cambridge University Press. PAPERBACK. Very Good. 1107670659 Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Cambridge University Press paperback books
2006RSHIFRO00HMRPalladium Press 2006. Fine. Shields Jr. Joseph W. From Flintlock to M1. Birmingham Alabama: Palladium Press 2006. 220pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Maroon leather. Book condition: Fine. Printed for members of The Firearms Classics Library. Palladium Press hardcover books
199668254Wilmington: A Delaware Heritage Press Book 1996. stiff paper wrappers. Townsend George Alfred. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv 377 pages. First edition. Illustrated. A Delaware Heritage Press Book unknown books
1341306New York: The Mathematical Association of America and Random House. Mixed Editions. Softcover. Octavo; VG/paperback; white spines with black purple green and red text; 3 volumes: vol. I pp 133 eighth printing n.d. ISBN 0883856085; vo. II pp 189 second printing 1968 ISBN 0883856212; vol. III pp 237 first printing1973 ISBN 0394015800; covers have only mild exterior wear; small sticker residue are to front to vol. 3; intact panels; text block edges have light wear; publisher's sticker to front pastedown; interiors clean; tight bindings; illustrated. 1341306. FP New Rockville Stock. The Mathematical Association of America and Random House unknown books
709273NY: Dial Press. n.d. Advance Uncorrected Manuscript. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Dial Press paperback books
19552276248The Picadilly Books Company 1955. Stapled Binding. Near Fine. List Herbert; Peynet; Cruikshank George; Kay. 1955 Stapled Binding. 64 pp. Short stories and other brief writings with suggestive illustrations photographic nudes risque ads and a series of brief reviews of books controversial for their sexual content by George Sylvester Viereck. Also includes several reproductions of Picasso illustrations. The Picadilly Books Company unknown books
19552276249Earth Publishing Company 1955. Stapled Binding. Near Fine. Picasso Pablo; Peynet. 1955 Stapled Binding. 62 2 pp. Short stories and other brief writings with suggestive illustrations photographic nudes risque ads and a series of brief reviews of books controversial for their sexual content by George Sylvester Viereck. Marilyn Monroe photographs on front and rear wrapper includes several reproductions of Picasso illustrations. Earth Publishing Company unknown books
19828650baAno place: Walker Arms Company Inc. 1982. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. Guns; firearms; xii 630p.; 28.1cm; paper wrapper rubbed; profusely illus.; 54p. gun parts price listed inserted. Walker Arms Company, Inc. Paperback books
1934136489New York: The Macmillan Company 1934. Hardcover. G Some soiling to cover a half-inch tear at head of spine hinges torn slightly but still holding. Tan cloth 255 pp. 8 BW engraved plates. A summary of extant printing processes: Etching and dry-point line-engraving woodcut and wood-engraving mezzotint aquatint color-printing and lithography. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
19802271313McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Faintly smoky top edge lightly foxed. 1980 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 216 pp. A novel by the popular Canadian author who won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Stone Diaries. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited hardcover books