Search Results: Short Story Collections from Louise Aird

This is a first edition of American Dreams, Lost and Found, by the American writer Studs (Louis) Terkel (1912 –2008).

This book was out of print for a long time—it has recently been revived. If you look around for copies of this book, they all say 'First Edition 1983', but the date on this copy is 1980.

Terkel was an author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show.

The New York Times Book Review calls this collection Terkel's best. In it, he persuades Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Turner, Jesse Helms, Joan Crawford and many others to tell their versions of The American Dream. In this group portrait of hopes, we see that American reality defies our stereotyped expectations. Starting with an embittered winner of the Miss U.S.A. contest who sees the con behind the dream of success, Terkel discusses ideals and… Read More

Bliss is the well-known 1918 short story that was used as the lead in this collection, Mansfield's second, first published in 1920. This collection was a best-seller, leading to many reprints; this is a copy from the 1927 reprint (the 11th).
It is dark red boards with a small gold design on the cover and bright gold lettering on the spine. The covers have a few marks here and there and there is some shelf-wear. The inside is pristine.

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Born in Buenos Aires, Jorge Borges (1899-1986) was educated in Europe and returned to Buenos Aires in 1921, where he co-founded several avant-garde literary periodicals. In 1955, after the fall of Juan Peron, whom he vigorously opposed, he was appointed director of the Argentine National Library. With Samuel Beckett he was awarded the 1961 $10,000 International Publishers Prize, which helped to establish him as one of the most prominent writers in the world. Borges regularly taught and lectured throughout the United States and Europe. His ideas have been a profound influence on writers throughout the Western world and on literary and critical theory. A prolific writer of essays, short stories, and plays, Borges regarded people's endeavors to understand an incomprehensible world as fiction; hence, his fiction is metaphysical and based on what he called 'an esthetics of the intellect'. Some critics have called him 'a mystic'. This collection was published before Borges died, so it contains what he… Read More

This is a near-perfect copy of six collected novels by the great British military novelist C.S. Forester (1899-1966). This book is now approaching rare status. It includes The Ship, Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, The Earthly Paradise, The General, The Captain From Connecticut, and the African Queen. These books cover both world wars, the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, Christopher Columbus' voyage of 1497, and the African Queen, made famous by the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. They also introduce the reader to the famed Horatio Hornblower. This is a large book--861 pages. Minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket. The edges of the pages are darkening a little. One dogear. Otherwise pristine.

This is a near-perfect copy of Charles Dickens: Four Novels, published in 2011.
The novels are Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations.
Bound in black leather with a bound-in silk bookmark and a modern, very colorful design.
Gold-trimmed pages.
899 pages, with no adornment, other than one image of Dickens and an image of Victorian London on the inside front covers.
This book is brand new and has not been read. It's only flaw is shown in photo 3: the gold has worn away a little.
Otherwise pristine condition.

This is a collection of Charles Dickens' three classic Christmas novels: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth. This was originally published as the New Oxford Illustrated Dickens, in 1955. In 1976, the American illustrator Warren Chappell (1904-1991) created his own illustrations for this set and published it in the US. This is a copy of that publication.It is cream-coloured boards with a red and green design on the cover and spine. Inside, there are numerous sepiatone illustrations. The book is in pristine condition, with no marks of any kind in it or on it. There is an attractive bookplate on the inside front cover. The tops of the pages are dyed red. It is 308 pages, creamy high-quality paper.In image #1, the dark mark across the cover is the shadow of my arm.NOTE: The stated fee for shipping outside of the US and Canada is for surface mail, with no tracking. If you'd like air mail and/or tracking, I'll get you the exact price.

This is Chekhov: Stories I (or Anton Chekhov, Stories Volume I) published in 1969 by Edito Service for Heron Books. See photo 5 for Contents.It is dark red leather (or leatherette, I'm not sure) with an ornate gold design on the cover and spine. There is a bound-in yellow silk bookmark. There are many original black and white illustrations by Janina Ede, including one of the author. No shelfwear.It is in mint condition, except that the previous owner did a poor job of removing his bookplate, which was on the front endpaper. So you'll have to put your own bookplate on that page, to cover the space where his was.Other than that, it's perfect. Gorgeous book.

This is a near-perfect copy of Collected Stories of O Henry (115 stories). It was published in the US in 1979 and has evidently not been read.
It's a thick heavy book, with a photo of O Henry and many black and white illustrations.
The jacket has a 1/4" tear at the top right; it has been taped from behind.
The spine of the dust jacket is faded.
On the inside front page, over the publisher's info, there is a tiny hand-written note from one person to another. It is in the top left corner, so it can be snipped off.
Otherwise, this book is pristine.

This is a first edition of The Collected Rudyard Kipling, Illustrated, published by Avenel in 1982. It is 1000 pages, and includes his best-known works: Captains Courageous, Kim, The Jungle Books, Just So Stories for Little Children, Puck of Pook's Hill, Stalky & Co., and Plain Tales from the Hills. It then adds 11 short stories. See photo of that list.It doesn't say who the illustrators are but Kipling did a lot of his own illustrations, so I assume that some of the images are his. There are some photos too.This book does not appear to have been read.The paper has darkened at the edges. Other than that, and a tiny bit of shelfwear to the back of the dust jacket, it's in absolutely mint condition.PLEASE NOTE: THE STATED EXPECTED SHIPPING DATE APPLIES ONLY WITHIN NORTH AMERICA. THE SHIPPING CHARGE APPLIES TO NORTH AMERICAN BUYERS, OR TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO ACCEPT SURFACE MAIL. DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED SHIPPING ISSUES, UNLESS YOU PAY TO HAVE YOUR ITEM DELIVERED BY AIR, OR BY A PRIVATE CARRIER,… Read More

This is a first edition (1982) of The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991), the Polish-American writer who is one of 13 American citizens to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote hundreds of stories; this selection was chosen by Singer.
Singer wrote exclusively in Yiddish. His stories were translated into English by other writers, usually Saul Bellow. Most of them appeared in the New Yorker.
This book is 610 pages -- see Table of Contents photos.
The dust jacket has minor shelfwear.
There is a tiny amount of fading to the green fabric of the book, just at the top of the spine.
The inside of the book is pristine--mint condition.

Every word that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Sherlock Holmes is contained in these two books: all four novels and 56 short stories, just as he wrote them. This collection was first published in the UK in 1927; Doubleday reprinted it in 1969.
Introduction by Christopher Morley.
Volume 1 is 480 pages
Volume 2 is 1122 pages
There is some wear to the dust jackets (which are unclipped), just from being moved around--you can see it all in the photos.
These books were read once, and have been well looked-after. There's one dog-ear, the odd mark here and there, but the pages are all clean and clear. No images or illustrations.
Each book has a very attractive bookplate on the inside front cover--they can be removed.
A very handsome set, in excellent condition.
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This is an excellent copy of the Complete Works of Jane Austen, which is all six of her novels in one book -- it's 1000 pages and weighs 3 lbs.It is navy blue boards with light blue lettering on the spine. The page edges are dyed/dappled light red, on three sides.The pages are starting to darken at the edges.It has not been read and many of the pages are still stuck together, as they are when they're fresh from the printer.
Published by Allan Wingate London, as part of the Crown Classic Library, dated 1962. Printed in Italy.The dust jacket is blue with light blue type. It has quite a lot of scuffing. Its spine is faded and it has shelf-wear at the top. But it has done its job. The book's in great shape.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for Sherlock Holmes, but he had other interests and wrote about many different types of subjects--terror and mystery, maritime adventures and British history.
Those stories were published in six volumes. In 1929, the six volumes were gathered together and published as The Conan Doyle Stories. Doyle wrote the preface (see photo). In 1988, the collection was printed again.
This is a near-perfect copy, with only minor shelfwear. I attach photos of the contents. It's 76 stories, 1202 pages, all in perfect condition.


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This is a collection of five novels by the great American crime writer Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961). Hammett is known for creating enduring characters such as Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles. Many of his novels were made into films.The novels in this book are Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key and The Thin Man. The book has not been read. Other than significant darkening of the pages, and the remnants of price tag glue on the (unclipped) dust jacket cover, it is in mint condition, with no marks of any kind in it or on it.
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This is a stated first edition of Dressing Up for the Carnival, written by the Pulitzer Prizing-winning Canadian author Carol Shields (1935-2003). It is a collection of connected short stories, about people who live their lives through illusions.This book has not been read, or even opened. The original book mark from the book store is still in it.It is in mint condition.

This is the collected novels of the great British author E.M. Forster (1879-1970). All of them were made into films.
They are Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room With a View (1908), Howard's End (1910) and A Passage to India (1924).
This book was a school award and has been inscribed on the front endpaper--you can remove that page if you wish.
The spine has been cracked in the middle--see photo. And it's loose, as you would expect with a book of this size.
Very minor wear to the dust jacket.
Other than that, this book does not appear to have been read.
It is pristine.

The Ebony Tower, by the English Author John Fowles (1926-2005), is a collection of five novellas and short stories with interlacing themes, each built around a medieval myth: The Ebony Tower, Eliduc, Poor Koko, The Enigma and The Cloud. It is .The Ebony Tower: Henry Breasley is an elderly painter whose secluded retirement is invaded by a brash young artist commissioned to write a biographical study of the great man.In Eliduc, a hero goes into exile in England, leaving his wife behind. While in exile, he falls for the daughter of a local king. Poor Koko: An elderly writer has borrowed a country cottage from friends in London. On the first night of his stay, the house is burgled. Poor Koko tells of his encounter with the burglar.In The Enigma, a British MP, disappears without trace. Was foul play involved, or did he fake his own disappearance? In The Cloud, a seemingly idyllic picnic in the south of France for a group of English family and friends hides deeper, troubled undercurrents. The Enigma and The… Read More

This is a very nice copy, published in 1961, of Edgar Allan Poe Stories: Twenty-Seven Thrilling Tales by the Master of Suspense, with an Added Selection of His Best Poems.
See photo of contents.
As you can see, there is quite a bit of wear to the dust jacket, which is unclipped.
The book itself is perfect. It does not appear to have been read.

This is a first edition of English Romantic Writers, an anthology produced in 1967 by David Perkins, Professor of English and American Literature, Emeritus, at Harvard University.
It is selected works of English Romantic writers, each with a biographical sketch and a critical analysis of his work. It covers the years 1798 to 1832; it begins with William Blake and ends with Thomas Lovell Beddoes. It's mostly poetry and letters, but it also contains essays and some prose.
I attach photos of some of the contents--the table of contents is 20 pages.
It is 1265 pages on superfine paper. It includes a few illustrations.
As you can see, there is a coffee spill to the side of the book--most did not into the book. Some of the liquid did make it inside, but not until page 1125.
There are a couple of scratches to the cover, and shelfwear to the edges.
Otherwise excellent condition.

This is a first edition (1989) of Erotic Works of D.H. Lawrence, Illustrated in Color with the Erotic Paintings of D.H. Lawrence. It includes novels, novellas, short stories, essays and poetry -- see contents photos. D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) is known as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was prolific, but is most famous for his novels and controversial writings on erotica, particularly Lady Chatterley's Lover, which was published in Italy and France in the '20s, but not in the UK and US until 1959. Lawrence was also a painter and held a show of his works in London in 1929. The public outrage was so great, the police shut down the exhibit. Those paintings, and his erotic writing are included in this book. It's a thick, heavy book--8" x 9 1/2" and 568 pages. This copy has not been read, or even opened--it still creaks.Aside from some shelf-scuffing to the back of the dust jacket, it is in mint condition.