Nightwood; Ladies Almanack (Triangle Classics)
by Djuna Barnes
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0965041778
- ISBN 13
- 9780965041775
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Quality Paperback Book Club, 2000 Quality Paperback Book Club, New York. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Reprint edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; surface rubbing to panels. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 296 pp 8vo. Nightwood is the story of a young woman in paris between the wars with her family and whose tragedy is destroy those who come close to her. The narrator is strange character and renegade doctor, Matthew O'Connor who illuminates the action in this first level of the story. Beneath it lies another, the symbolic, which offers even more valuable rewards. Ladies Almanack was written for amusement. The piece of satire depects a lesbian society that she found to be silly and pretentious. Lighthearted, quirky, and presented in mock Elizabethan prose, this is a fascinating look at the early twentieth-century lesbian culture. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
Nightwood is a 1936 novel by Djuna Barnes first published in London by Faber and Faber. An edition published in the United States in 1937 by Harcourt, Brace included an introduction by T. S. Eliot.. Author Charles Henri Ford typed an early version of the manuscript for Barnes during the summer of 1932, and it took Barnes several years to find a publisher. Nightwood is one of the first lesbian novels (or, for that matter, homosexual novels) to be published.
Reviews
On Feb 6 2012, TheObservatory said:
If you are fascinated by the 1920s and the intellectuals dwelling therein, this will make a wonderful read for you.It is also amusing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007628
- Title
- Nightwood; Ladies Almanack (Triangle Classics)
- Author
- Djuna Barnes
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0965041778
- ISBN 13
- 9780965041775
- Publisher
- Quality Paperback Book Club
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- lesbian culture, personality, Djuna Barnes, LGBTQ, Robin Vote, Natalie Clifford Barney
- Bookseller catalogs
- LGBT Issues;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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