De vries peter 1910 (11 Ergebnisse)

Reprint. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean Physical description; xi, 260p ; 20cm. Subjects; Fiction in English American writers. English literature. Humour. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 276 pages; Description: 276 p. 22 cm. Subject: American literature - Fiction 1 Kg. …

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. A satirical novel featuring Eddie Huntington, a social-climbing pornographer -although he claims they are educational - striving for suburban respectability through art Although not widely read now, De Vries was one of the funniest American writers of the mid-20th century - but often with an underlying sadness or seriousness - and his books are worth rediscovering. 232 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (minor shelfwear to boards - stamped on bottom edge with "as is." ).…

Zustand: NEAR FINE. Early reprint. A cartoonist - desparate to be considered a real artist - fakes his own death to boost his painting prices, but hilarious marital and financial chaos follows. An early novel by one of the funniest American writers of the mid-20th century - but often with an underlying sadness or seriousness - and his books are worth rediscovering. Basis of the Broadway play of the same name. 246 pp. Dust jacket by Muni (Lieblein) Near fine in near fine dust jacket (minor edgewear to dj).…

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 190 pages. Subjects; English literature. English fiction. 20th century; English literature. Drama novels. Classics authors. 1 Kg.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 253 pages; Description: 253 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Novelists --Fiction. Form/Genre: Humorous stories 1 Kg.…

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. A satirical novel exploring modern relationships - in the the apparently perfect union of Al Banghart with his former schoolteacher, Miss Piano - marital infidelity, and midlife crises. De Vries was one of the funniest American writers of the mid-20th century - but often with an underlying sadness or seriousness - and his books are worth rediscovering. 244 pp. Dust jacket by John Alcorn. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (minor edgewear to dj). …

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. A novel in which no one knows how to love. Clifton Fadiman commented that "his wacky art reflects the fact that our conditiion is as preposterous as it is terrifying." Basis for the 1983 film starring Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis and Roberts Blossom. Although not widely read now, De Vries was one of the funniest American writers of the mid-20th century - sometimes laugh-aloud funny - although often with an underlying sadness or seriousness. SIGNED on the title page. 435 pp. Dust jacket by John Alcorn. Near fine in turquoise cloth in a very good dust jacket (price-clipped, minor edgewear to dj with tape reinforcent to the interior of dj) .…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Publisher's review copy with their slip loosely inserted. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages; Description: 310 p. 22 cm. Subjects: Authors - Characters - Writing - Fiction 1 Kg. …

Zustand: FINE. First printing. A very funny novel of 'steadily graduating erotomania.' INSCRIBED on the front endpaper to writer and philosopher Hugh Moorhead. De Vries was one of the 250 people quoted in Moorhead's book "The Meaning of Life." 221 pp. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

hardcover. Zustand: Molto buono (Very Good). Jacket design by John Alcorn. 8vo. pp. 436. . Molto buono (Very Good). . Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). . Prima edizione (First Edition, First Printing). Book.