Writing from Books of the World

New York: St. Martin's Press, July 2021. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvii + 554 pages. An engrossing comprehensive oral history of the Star Wars movie franchise. Featuring the commentaries of hundreds of actors and… Read more about this item

London: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. Fine. Lightly tanned, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark.

London: Penguin, December 1998. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Unmarked. Pages lightly tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright, dog ear to lower front cover. Remainder mark. Not from a library. 464 pages. The second part of M.M. Kaye's biography covers her return to India after many years of a… Read more about this item

Boston: Bedford / St. Martin's, 2006. Trade Paperback. Seventh Edition. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. l + 876 + 28 pages.

New York: Dell, August 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. Pages tanned. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers foxed. Not from a library. 367 pages.

Cambridge: MIT Press, February 1969. Trade Paperback. Fifth printing, May 1982. Very Good+. No markings. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean with reading and shelf wear. Not from a library. xii + 185 pages.

Avon, Massachusetts: Adams Media, March 2005. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. x + 182 pages.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Story Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 228 pages.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, August 2003. Hardcover. 15th Edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Slight corner wear. Spine straight and sound. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 984 pages. Clear, concise, and replete with commonsense advice, The Chicago Manual of Style offers the wisdom of a hundred years… Read more about this item

New York: Harper Perennial, April 1998. Trade Paperback. Sixth Edition. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light shelf wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xii + 308 pages.

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Third Edition. Fine. Unmarked. Clean and bright. Not from a library. 440 page. A comprehensive reference guide to grammar and its uses.

Portland, Oregon: Marion Street Press, September 2003. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. 240 pages.

Chicago: Teach Yourself Books, August 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelfwear. Foxing to edges. Not from a library. iv + 188 pages. The way we write mirrors our mood and character. It is the way we project ourselves to the world--and other people often judge us by our handwriting. This practical and… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Aunt Lute Foundation, 1990. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with slight edgewear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxxvi + 402 pages. A bold collection of creative pieces and theoretical essays by women of color. New thought and new dialogue: a book that will teach in… Read more about this item

New York & London: Routledge, May 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Women's Words is the first collection of writings devoted exclusively to exploring the theoretical, methodological, and practical problems that arise when women utilize oral history… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, May 1986. Trade Paperback. Good+. Occasional underlining. Not from a library. xii+180 pages. Social scientists, whether earnest graduate students or tenured faculty members, clearly know the rules that govern good writing. But for some reason they choose to ignore those guidelines and churn out turgid, pompous, and obscure prose. The author looks for an… Read more about this item

Chicago: March/Abrazo, 1992. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with one-inch dog-ear crease to front cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 156 pages.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1913. Hardcover. Illustrated cloth over board. Color frontis, three color plates, and many B&W illustrations. Good. Covers are heavily worn. Corners, spine ends, and bottom edges are frayed. Names of prior owners and "West Liberty, Iowa" penciled to front pastedown. Front free endpaper has been torn out. Small tears and wrinkling to page edges, but… Read more about this item

Normal, Illinois: Dalkey Archive Press, November 2003. Trade Paperback. First English Edition (stated). As New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. 221 pages. A biting critique of book publishing: agents, subagents, and scouts, supermarket-like bookstores, Joan Collins, book fairs that have little to do with books, authors promoted because of sex appeal instead of merit, and editors trying to look… Read more about this item