Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume examines the reemergence and the transformation of an abolition stereotype, that of the "tragic octoroon," in the fiction of George Washington Cable, Grace King, and Kate Chopin, three white Southern authors who subverted the plantation myth by revealing the.....

Item #080830

London: John Lehman, 1947. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Printed in New Zealand, this edition published in England, with the New Zealand date, but dust jacket dated 1948 & probably added in England. Dust jacket lightly soiled. Author makes a preliminary note, "Although not inheriting the robust uxoriousness of his.....

Item #055451

New York: Wilson & Co., 1844. First Edition. Softcover. Starts with a section called "girlhood", followed by "the wife" followed by "the mother" followed by "on the care of health" followed by "the nursery". Removed from a bound volume, the edges are damp-stained, paper lightly browning. An addition to the.....

Item #045062

New York: Appleton Century, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Nicely inscribed by the author and dated 1939. Below it is an owners inscription. The jacket has significant moisture damage - a very faint amount of which went through to about a square inch of the front cover of the book. Full.....

Item #006300

New York / London / Mexico City / New Delhi / Sing: Twayne Publishers / Prentice Hall International, 1996. Second Printing. Warmly inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Jason Davis - With deep gratitude for your extraordinary work & presence in the world. And in praise of.....

Item #079425

Cincinnati, OH: Hitchcock & Walden, 1877. Illustrations. Hardcover. Hardbound brown boards, black and gilt embossed design on cover with title. Spine repaired with black tape, title handwritten. Hinges cracked, repaired with tape. Frontispiece, tissue. Ex-library with markings, stamps. Good only. Full refund if not satisfied.

Item #074136

Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio Unabridged, 1999-10-11. Audio Cassette. Autographed by Ronda Rich on front of box. Box a bit worn. Tapes appear to be in good working condition. Full refund if not satisfied. 4x1x7.

Item #015306

Cleis Press, 1999-05-24. Hardcover. Very good + hardcover in a very good + pictorial dust jacket. Light shelf wear. Full refund if not satisfied. 6x1x9.

Item #031712

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995-04-01. paperback. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Featuring 150 illustrations in full color. 207pp. Pictorial dustjacket. CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and tight. Dustjacket is lightly rubbed. Due to the.....

Item #077187