Essays from Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books

Library of America , 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collection of important documents of the American Revolution, arranged chronologically from Paul Revere's account of his own ride through a description of Washington resigning his commission at the end of the war. A wonderful group of primary source documents. VG in a Fine jacket, the book DOES have… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A collection of shorter pieces, some never previously published in English, from the noted Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis. Fine in a nearly fine jacket unclipped jacket, with some sunning to spine. A first printing, this is SIGNED (not inscribed) on a bookplate added to… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Simont, Marc. A nice copy of this collection of Christmas stories invented by Cooke for BBC holiday broadcasts. Cooke alleged that these were "traditional American" holiday stories - not so, he made 'em up. First edition stated, with charming 2-color illustrations throughout by Marc Simont, probably best… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Dutton, 1984. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A fine first printing of this collection of Royko columns. A clean, tight copy in protective mylar.

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton, 1989. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of a collection of columns from beloved Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko. Near fine (remainder mark) in a fine jacket, protected in Brodart. Very clean copy.

Chicago, Illinois: Twopress, 1996. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Anthology with contributions from David Mamet, Joe Mantegna, Studs Terkel, Roger Ebert,Oprah, others, all with b&w photographic portraits of the contributors. Fine in oversized softcover, in original shrinkwrap.

Little, Brown and Company, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hilarious collection of Christmas essays from humorist and NPR favorite David Sedaris, including Santaland Diaries. Near fine in fine jacket. Stated first printing.

New York: Doubleday, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. First edition, aside from previous limited edition. Book is fine, appears unread. Jacket graded Good: shows rubbing, has significant scuff mark on front cover, closed tear top rear, some discoloration to bottom edge of flaps. But good reading copy.

New York: Villard Books, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. A very clean and tight first printing of this collection from this noted humorist. Fine, no markings, with a NF price clipped jacket with minimal shelfwear.

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. From the author of the well-received memoir The Road to Coorain. The author's story continues in this equally well-crafted memoir. Fine in a nf jacket, tiny tear and faint crease to front flap. Later printing

New York: Random House, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Gopnik's highly regarded memoir about life with his wife and child in Paris. This is a first printing, overall VG in a like jacket. Slight lean to book, mild wear to jacket extremeties, but no tears.

Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Anthology of essays ranging divided into three groups chronologically. Owner's name to front endpaper, some check marks to Table of Contents, otherwise clean. Many classic authors (Beerbohm, Woolf, Thurber, Dreiser, Mencken, etc.). Grey boards with a bit of wear, no jacket. … Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Very nice first pirnting of this look at how the desires of women are shaped by culture. Fine in a NF jacket, with a just a bit of shelfwear.

New York: St Martins Press, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author in August of year of publicationFine first printing of this collection of essays from NPR commentator Codrescu. . Title page cleverly inscribed "To Marilyn (hexes against", then the title appears on the page, followed by Codrescu closing… Read more about this item

San Francisco: North Point Books, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Odd conceit for a book, this collects all of Fisher's prefaces for various books--her own and others', along with brief re-introductions to each one. VG+ in a like jacket. 2 page corners bent, cover has light overall shelfwear. … Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. First printing of this, Fisher's look at Marseille. NF, small stain to bottom edge, in a VG jacket. Some light creasing to jacket and slight discoloration of jacket edges, a little edgwear, rear flap had been bent. Not price-clipped. … Read more about this item

New York: Hill and Wang, 1993. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Paperback reprint edition (twentieth printing), translated by Richard Howard. Fine paperback, no notable flaws.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by author on the title page, inscribed "For Nancy - Knowing all the best ones see things differently. best Jacki Lyden." A finely crafted memoir, by turns humorous and heartbreaking, from this longtime NPR correspondent. First printing, very good in a… Read more about this item

New York: Viking, 1989. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Keillor's second collection of short pieces. Occaisional short fiction, news from Lake Wobegon, essays, poetry. A nice clean first edition. Near fine (minor soil bottom edge) in a nearly fine jacket. Not price clipped or remaindered.

Dallas, TX: Benbella Books, 2004. Advance Reader's Copy . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. Signed by editor Nick Gillespie. Nice ARC of this collection of essays from Reason magazine, a libertarian publication. No notable flaws Foreword by the late Christopher Hitchens.