Search Results: Authors starting with W from leaves

new york: alfred a. knopf, 1993. first edition, 1993. landmark collection of essays by internationally renowned palestinian-american scholar edward said, expanding on arguments he made in "orientalism." the essays trace the connection between western imperialism and the culture that supported it across the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. said was a professor of literature at columbia university and founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies. new york: alfred a knopf. 6.25x9.5". 380 pages. isbn: 0-394-58738-3. hardcover. bound in partial-cloth covered boards. jacket condition: slight sunning, unclipped($25.00). fine. book condition: bumping to head of spine. fine.

New York: Macmillan, 1975. 1975 Hardcover Reissue. Very good++ Not for sale stamp on flyleaf, mild discoloration to boards, else fine/Very Good, Minor chipping to spine, one moderate close tear, one small close tear, else fine, not clipped ($7.95).

new york: alfred a. knopf, 2018. 1st. hardcover. fine./unclipped [usa $26.95 canada $35.95]. fine..

new york: harper & brothers, 1936. signed first edition, 1936. scarce in dust jacket. a "girls' story" chronicling seventeen-year-old nora's travels to england with her family. new york: harper & brothers. 5.5x8". 295 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: very good plus. jacket condition: losses to top and bottom of spine. shelfwear throughout. unclipped ($2.00). very good.

new york: farrar, strauss & giroux, 2014. 1st. hardcover. signed.

london: modern art! inc, 1999. signed copy, 1999. companion to the artists' exhibition of the same title, based on the dioramas of new york's museum of natural history. inscribed to konstantia ("to konstantia-with love sue + tim xx"). london: modern art! inc. isbn: 0953518000. 8.25 x 10". softcover. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: negligible scratches on front and rear covers. near fine.

new haven: yale university press, 1998. hardcover. 1998. with contributions by john cage, carol mancusi-ungaro, barbara novak, brian o'doherty, mark rosenthal, and jessica stewart. new haven: yale university press. isbn: 0300075057.

hong kong: taschen. hardcover. two volumes.

new york: the new classics, 1933. 1933. new york: the new classics. hardcover. book condition: fine. jacket condition: slightest of rubbing to front. slightest shelfwear else fine. remarkably intact jacket. unclipped [$1.75].

london: hamish hamilton, 1963. early uk edition, 1963. classic children's book of an unlikely friendship between a pig and a spider. first published in 1952 to positive reception; "charlotte's web" is today the 78th best-selling hardcover book of all time. london: hamish hamilton. 5.25x8. 170 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: negligible shelfwear. unclipped (12s. 6d.). near fine.

new york: doubleday, 2009. 1st. hardcover. fine./fine.. signed.

london and glasgow: collins, 1956. 1956. london and glasgow: collins. hardcover in slipcase. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: some shelfwear to slipcase.

new york: hartsdale house. early illustrated edition, 1931. first published as a novella in lippincontt's monthly magazine in 1890, the novel-length version was released in 1891 in england. upon publication it offended british society, with some book reviewers suggesting that it violated public morality laws. the moralistic scandal drew in large part from the book's homoerotic content, which wilde scaled back between the novella and novel versions. until the 1980s the book was widely overlooked and considered poorly written; it is now considered as masterpiece. "the picture of dorian gray" was oscar wilde's only novel. new york: hartsdale house. 5.5 x 8". 246 pages. hardcover. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: moderate shelfwear, minor chip to head of spine. minor tear to foot of spine. very good-.

new york: random house, 2010. first edition, 2010. extremely well-researched account of the great migration of black americans from the jim crow south to the west and north. winner of national books critics circle award. new york: random house. 6.25 x 9.5". isbn: 978-0-679-44432-9. 620 pages. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: fine. jacket condition: unclipped ($30.00). fine.

new york: doubleday. book club edition. illustrated by william nicholson. new york: doubleday. hardcover.

new york: new directions, 1957. first edition, 1957. an adaptation of the legend of orpheus and euydice, which williams had already attempted to adapt for his 1940 play battle of angels. orpheus descending opened to widespread critical reception. williams would re-write the legend five times over seventeen years. in 1957, marlon brando and anna magnani starred in the on-screen adaption directed by sidney lumet. new york: new directions. hardcover. bound in cloth covered boards. book condition: mild shelfwear, light staining to spine. fine-. jacket condition: chipping to spine, very mild shelfwear. clipped[$3.75]. fine-.

NYC: mcgraw-hill paperbacks, 1984. 1st. softcover.

chicago: university of chicago press, 1980. first american edition. volume 1 & 2. translation: g e m anscome. chicago: university of chicago press. harcover. book condition: vol 2: near fine very minor shelf wear. fine. jacket condition: mild shelf wear. vol2: near fine mild shelf wear. near fine.

oxford: basil blackwell, 1961. first edition. hardcover. near fine +/very good ++ 3 chips, small closed tear, general shelf wear, wear from a sticker, mild toning to spine. price unclipped (32s. 6d.net). translation by g e m anscombe.

new york: the viking press, 1971. first us edition, 1971. infamous novel of militant feminist autonomy where warrior women engage in bloody battle against men. translated from the french by david le vay. new york: the viking press. 144 pages. 5.5 x 8". hardcover. bound in paper and cloth-covered boards. book condition: very good +. jacket condition: light wear to edges. unclipped ($4.95). very good +.