Search Results: islandia by wright austin tappan

Harry N. Abrams. 1. Acceptable. Acceptable. Heavy wear. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

Plume, 1975-03-01. Paperback. Good.

New York & Toronto: Rinehart & Company, ( 1958 ). New Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Octavo, 1018 pages, cloth, slight acidic burn at facing pages 376-377 from a bookshop bookmarker; dj frayed at perimeter. . Back by popular demand, this is Wright's only published novel, preceded only by a single short story, "1915?". His imaginary world, Islandia, has been compared to Tolkien's Middle Earth. This appeared after his sudden death, after being edited down from the 2300-page mss. "It is a work of high intellectual power, of deep human insight, of penetrating social and philosophical criticism, and it is also a work of poetic and passionate tenderness." - Lawrence Clark Powell. Has anyone seriously compared and contrasted this to that other lawyer's work, Thomas More's UTOPIA ? Map endpapers, internal map partially reproduced on the top cover. [ Bleiler2, p. 212 ].

New York: Plume, 1975. Trade paperback, later printing thus, 994 pages; spine creased, slanted and concaved, cover corners creased and bumped, pale faded old waterstain at corner of top and fore edges just visible in that top outer corner of many pages, long gift inscription in ink inside front corner, so overall a little tattered, worn and weary, but intact and complete, tight in binding, with an unmarked text, in need of a loving home.. Soft Cover. Good.

N A L, January 1958. Paperback. Good - Cash. 4th printing. Light general use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. The spine has some light scratching. There is a yellow stain at the top of the spine. The text is clean, but there are six '5' stamped accross the top edge of the pages. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Nal. Fair. 1975. Cover Torn. Soft Cover. (Q164) .

The Overlook Press, 8/1/2001 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Good. 1.8386 in x 8.0315 in x 5.3898 in. Mild general wear. Pages clean. Binding sound. Mild shelf wear.

1942 hardcover as pictured. Binding intact. Tan cloth boards with black and gold stamping are lightly soiled with gently bumped corners. Patterned endpapers. Owner's bookplate inside front cover. Rough cut text block . Text appears clean and unmarked, a few pages are dog eared. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s (AR)

Toning else appears as unread, unblemished contents in wraps displaying minor surface/edge/wear, as shown.
An underground classic for over two decades. Signet's republication of this great book bring before the public one of the most staggering feats of literary creation. A detailed history of an imagined country and a young American's adventures there --- among the people he met, and with the women he loved.
"Austin Tappan Wright left the world a wholly unsuspected legacy. After he died in a tragic accident, among this distinguished legal scholar's papers were found thousands of pages devoted to a staggering feat of literary creation - a detailed history of an imagined country complete with geography, genealogy, literature, language and culture. In a monumental labour of love, Wright's wife and daughter culled from this material a dazzling thousand-page novel. As detailed as J. R. R. Tolkien's middle-earth novels, "Islandia" has similarly become a classic touchstone… Read More

Brand: Overlook TP, 2001-08-01. paperback. Used: Good.

Rinehart & Company, 1958. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing of the Rinehart edition, with the new introduction by Sylvia Wright, and endpaper maps by Robert Graves. A very good copy in original jacket (jacket price-clipped with darkening to spine and edges, some light wear).

A Signet Book / New American Library [1966], 1966. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages yellowed..

Rinehart & Company, 1957 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. First printing indicated by the R in a circle device on the copyright page. 1018 pages, white illustrated boards, map endpapers by Robet Graves. Minor pushing at the spine ends and, less so, the corners, edges have a few smudges- mainly on the lower edge, light thumb crease on the upper margins of the first three pages. Light wear and creasing on the jacket edges, front flap creased. Attractive copy with d.j. in a protective covering..

Farrar & Rinehart. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Good/No Jacket. Book shows moderate shelf wear and rubbing to covers. A couple of dog-eared pages towards the beginning.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated Third Printing. Beige linen cloth, large octavo. 1013 pages. Cover has staining along spine fold and some light soiling. Textblock square, binding solid. Previous owner's name and date [1942] on half title page, text clean and bright with some light toning to illustrated endpapers. In complete dust jacket with original $3.00 price on inside flap. Jacket has some edgewear, small abraision to top left corner and rear panel is stained. [see my photo]. Jacket is in a mylar protector. Shipped in box.

Plume Books, 1975. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Plume, 1975-03-01. paperback. Good. 7x1x5. 1975 Plume paperback - minor wear to cover owner's name inside front cover - tanning and minor staining to closed page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy

Rinehart & Co, 1942. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. 3rd printing. Soiling to cloth. Name stamp to title page. Edge wear to jacket. $3.00 price on jacket. .

Harry N. Abrams, 2006-07-25. paperback. Like New. 5x1x8. Paperback--no flaws--cover different than Amazon picture

N A L. Good+. 1958. Mass Market Paperback. Pages clean but tanned, especially at edges. Binding tight. Spine slightly curled, but nothing major and no creasing. Cover has sticker residue on front near title, light shelf wear including scuffing and one nick, and wear to hinges. ; 7.0 X 4.5 X 2.0 inches .