Search Results: parties by van vechten carl

Sun & Moon Press, 2000-04-01. Paperback. Good. 5x0x7. Trade paperback. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers. Binding square and tight. No creasing to spine. No loose pages. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1986. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Bard/Avon, 1977, 1977-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap.

New York: Avon Books, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. Uncorrected proof of the paperback edition. Printed green wrappers. Small tear on front wrap, very good. Originally published in 1930.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1930T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1930 Alfred Knopf first edition on yellow cloth

New York: Knopf, 1930. First trade edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. 8vo. Yellow cloth, with green spine lettering, and silver decorations on spine (grape clusters) and front cover (Cupid crushing grapes}). Unstained top text block. 260 pages, with a Bibliography of Carl Van Vechten at end. Dust-jacket (with price clipped) is edge worn, with dulled spine and loss at bottom of spine, and scrapes on rear panel. Described, on the copyright page, as "First and Second Printing Before Publication Published August, 1930".

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1930. First printing. The boards are soiled in spots. The spine is a bit slanted and faded, with silver lettering mostly gone. In a sound binding with hinges intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Zoelmond Parvenu 2010. Hardback, 271pp., 230x155mm, 26 bw and col. illustrations, nieuw. ISBN 9789491117008. Men neme: een rijk, blank, upperclass stel. Mix hen met losbandigheid, jazzmuziek en voeg cocktails toe, flink veel cocktails. Roer het om met seks (hetero- of homoseksueel zo u wilt, het maakt niets uit voor de uiteindelijke smaakbeleving) en maak het geheel af met quasi intellectuele gesprekken, overdrijving en gevoel voor stijl. Serveer het vervolgens in de Roaring Twenties, New York, met op de achtergrond de drooglegging en de naderende financiele crisis. In de roman Parties 'shaken' en 'stirren' de personages cocktail na cocktail om de onnoemelijke verveling van zich af te schudden. In clandestiene bars (speakeasy's) en jazzclubs in Harlem proberen zij de akelige leegte te vullen met cocktails, jazzmuziek, meer cocktails, overdreven aandachttrekkerij, nog meer cocktails, holle frasen, seks en nog veel meer cocktails. Onder hen het echtpaar David en Hilda Westlake, in… Read More

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1930. Unclipped dust jacket with short edge tears and chips.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. This handsome copy is the Stated "First and Second Printing Before Publication, Published August, 1930." The book is in clean, Very Good+ condition with a Very Good unclipped dust jacket. (Click on photo.) "Parties" was Van Vechten's last novel and illustrates how the constant party-going that marked the Roaring Twenties suddenly entered its death throes when the stock market crashed, and the youthful spirit of the times seemed to die as well. The book is bound in yellow cloth with a silver vignette cupid on the front panel and decorative grape designs in silver on the spine. The spine lettering is in deep green. There is yellow top-edge stain. There is a light corner bump on the front panel. The binding is tight and secure, and the pages are clean and bright throughout, with no marks or stains. The dust jacket, with the book's original $2.50 price intact, is Very Good and protected by a Brodart protective sleeve. The dust jacket has a… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 1930-01-01. Signed Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. 164/250, signed by the author on the limitation page. Printed on Croxley hand-made paper, bound in yellow vellum. The boards are browned around the edges and on the spine, the vellum doesn't lay flat, interior is browned near and on the edges. All orders packed with care, dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011

Bard/Avon, 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Very good condition (what looks like a small worm hole in bottom - nowhere near the text but odd - see picture). Bard/Avon, 1977. 1st Printing as such. Carl Van Vechten's final novel about the decay and death of the Jazz Age. Not exactly a pick-me-up book but really interesting.

New York: Knopf, 1930. Slipcased. Very Good/Fair Cover has general wear, curling, discoloration. Bookblock has age toning. Slipcase has heavy wear, tearing, corner/edge damage. Yellow flexible vellum covers with silver lettering and design to spine, and design to front cover. Black slipcase with paste on title block on spine. 260, xii-xiv pages Limited to 250 copies. This is number 133. Signed by the author.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [10], 260, [1], xii-xiv, [4] pp. Yellow cloth with green lettering on the spine, silver decorations on the front board and spine. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. From the rear panel: "Exhausted by wars and peace conferences, worn out by prohibition and other dishonest devices of unscrupulous politicians, the younger generation, born and bred to respect nothing, make a valiant and heart-breaking attempt to enjoy themselves". Van Vechten's novel concerning the Lost Generation's Bohemian attitude towards life, love, and leisure. A Near Fine book with toning to the top textblock and minor offsetting to the pastedowns and flyleaves; dust jacket is Very Good with a few traces of edge wear and fading (especially to the spine panel).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Limited Edition. Very good +. 8vo (24 x 16cm). 126/250. Signed by author on limitations page. Green paper covers with silver decoration to upper and silver gilt titles to spine. Slight fading to spine. Croxley hand made paper with deckled edges. Text block tight and unmarked. In Mylar and dark green slipcase with dark paper label to spine.