Isbn: 9780394508269 - music for chameleons (36 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. In these gems of reportage Truman Capote takes true stories and real people and renders then with the stylistic brio we expect from great fiction. Here we encounter an exquisitely preserved Creole aristocrat sipping absinthe in her Martinique salon; an enigmatic killer who sends his victims announcements of their forthcoming demise; and a proper Connecticut householder with a ruinous obsession for a twelve-year-old girl he has never met. And we meet Capote himself, who, whether he is smoking with his cleaning lady or trading sexual gossip with Marilyn Monroe, remainds one of the most elegant, malicious, yet compassionate writers to train his eye on the social fauna of our time.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In these gems of reportage Truman Capote takes true stories and real people and renders then with the stylistic brio we expect from great fiction. Here we encounter an exquisitely preserved Creole aristocrat sipping absinthe in her Martinique salon; an enigmatic killer who sends his victims announcements of their forthcoming demise; and a proper Connecticut householder with a ruinous obsession for a twelve-year-old girl he has never met. And we meet Capote himself, who, whether he is smoking with his cleaning lady or trading sexual gossip with Marilyn Monroe, remainds one of the most elegant, malicious, yet compassionate writers to train his eye on the social fauna of our time.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Light wear, small stain on the spine; a good sound binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0394508262. ISBN/EAN: 9780394508269. Inventory No: 204567.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Light discoloring and wear, name inside; a sound binding; very good shape. The jacket has some discoloring, some wear and tears to the edges; price intact on the creased front flap. Also includes Handcarved Coffins and Conversational Portraits. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0394508262. ISBN/EAN: 9780394508269. Inventory No: 228007.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition, Dust jacket has some wear and tear to the edges.

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. In protective mylar cover. (american literature, short stories, essays).

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Zustand: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. Boards mottled. Top page edges spotted. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (fiction, short stories).

Stated first edition. ISBN: 0394508262. Name inside. Boards faded. Good condition. [u3].

Zustand: FINE. 4th printing. A collection of 14 pieces ranging from a short portrait of Marilyn Monroe to the novella-length factual crime account of 'Hand Carved Coffins.' 262 pp. Very near fine in near fine dust jacke (price-clipped).

Zustand: FINE. Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition). A collection of 14 pieces ranging from a short portrait of Marilyn Monroe to the novella-length factual crime account of 'Hand Carved Coffins.' Very near fine in a fine dustjacket.

Zustand: VERY GOOD. First printing (trade edition.) A collection of 14 pieces ranging from a short portrait of Marilyn Monroe to the novella-length factual crime account of 'Hand Carved Coffins.' 262 pp. Very good in a good dustjacket.(two tears to upper edge of back cover of dj.).

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 262 pages. A collection of stories and essays from the author of "In Cold Blood." A near fine copy in black cloth boards with some slight bumping to the bottom rear corner and in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket with some minor wear.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Neat owner name in exteme corner of front pastedown, else fine, in near fine dustjacket with minor creases to flaps, price-clipped.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Later. Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardcover has remainder mark, stain spots on text edge, glue residue on end page, dust jacket has stain spots.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Very good with fade spots scattered along the bottom one inch of the boards, bottom corners bumped, ink notation on the front endpaper, in a very good dust jacket with fading along the flap folds, light wear at the top of the spine and the corners.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing (with number line to 2, as was customary for Random House at time of publication). A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($10.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Tiny closed tear on head of jacket spine. Very faint offsetting on pastedowns and endpapers by spine. Literature-C.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reprint. Fine in very good dustwrapper with a tiny tear on the front panel and creases to both flaps. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. [BOMC] ; xix, 262 p. ; 22 cm. ; black cloth and silver lettering ; no dustjacket ; Contents: Music for chameleons: Music for chameleons -- Mr. Jones -- A lamp in a window -- Mojave -- Hospitality -- Dazzle. Handcarved coffins -- Conversational portraits: A day's work -- Hello, stranger -- Hidden gardens -- Derring-do -- Then it all came down -- A beautiful child -- Nocturnal turnings. ; ISBN: 0394508262; 9780394508269; 0394514645; 9780394514642 LCCN: 79-5532 ; OCLC: 6223424 ; LC: PS3505.A59; Dewey: 813/.54 ; The celebrated author of In Cold Blood returns to the short story in a collection which shows both continuity with Capote's past concerns and perspectives and new turns in style and approach. ; remains of label on endpaper ; one page creased ; spine faded ; dusty, else G. Book.…

Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. First trade edition. 262pp. Topedge lightly soiled, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of toning and mild edgewear. A short "nonfiction" novel using the author's trademark technique, and a number of short stories.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing (with number line to 2, as was customary for Random House at time of publication). A fine copy in a near fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($10.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: One inch scruff to rear cover of jacket.…

hardcover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1980). First Edition. Fine.