Search Results: the collected poetry of dorothy parker by parker dorothy

Modern Library. Used - Acceptable. No dust jacket. Very Good or better condition.

The Modern Library, 1959. Interior is excellent/Minimal wear to cover and jacket. inscribed

NY: The Modern Library, 1959. Modern Library No. 237; Front free endpaper surface worn and abraided from label removal, otherwise textblock very clean and tight; Immaculate green cloth binding lightly edge rubbed; Dust jacket lightly edge and corner worn, scuffed and rubbed. 210p., including index.. Cloth. Very Good+/Good+ (in mylar). 12mo - over 6" - 7" Tall. Hardcover.

NY: Modern Library. VG in VG DJ. (1936). Foremost ironist in America, her verse "sharpened to arrowpoint and dipped in the bubbling acid of her wit." DJ price clipped. . DJ edge wear. .

Modern Library, 1959. hardcover. Good/Good. 0x0x0. Good dark green boards with silver lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and slightly cocked; Contents clean and unmarked except for sticker residue on front paste down and pen marks on about 10 pages. Good dust jacket price clipped; light rubbing along edges, 1 small closed tear. 210pp. Index of first lines. DJ is purple, yellow and white. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

New York: Modern Library. 210pp. Usual library markings. Dustjacket is price-clipped and with minor tears, in mylar. B10 . Very Good. Cloth. 1959.

Random House, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: The Modern Library, 1931. Hardcover. Good Condition. Cover a little worn and scuffed. Text clean and unmarked, with light age-fading. Sound and serviceable overall. 210 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Poetry; American wit and humor; Poetry; American poetry; Add. Inventory No: 231125SMP020052. .

New York: Modern Library, 1944. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. ML 237.1. Reprint ca. 1957-60. 382 ML titles listed inside jacket. Gray boads with gold titles on green labels. Green and white price-clipped dust jacket has a little edgewear at spine and corners.

New York: Modern Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear. Pages tanning. Dust jacket shows minor wear. Newspaper clipping about Parker on her 100th birthday taped to front free endpaper. ; Toledano binding style '14', Blank endpapers, Dust jacket style 'o3'. Second of two dust jacket releases. ; Modern Library; Vol. 237.1; 0.7 x 7 x 4.9 Inches .

New York: Modern Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1959. Hardcover. Text is clean. Cover shows light wear. Dust jacket shows minor wear, previous owner name on front free endpaper. DJ is price clipped. ; Toledano binding style '14', Fujita endpapers, Dust jacket style 'o2'. Second of two dust jacket releases. ; Modern Library; Vol. 237.1; 0.7 x 7 x 4.9 Inches .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good with no dust jacket. [c.1944-63]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition presenting a collection of the ultra-witty American writer's poetry. Includes all the poems from her earlier collections: "Enough Rope," "Sunset Gun" and "Death and Taxes" plus additional verses. With index of first lines at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine 8 / grey cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1944-63 (though 1936 date appears in book). ML #237.1. --- With a prior owner's rubberstamping to front paste-down, another's crossed-through signature to front free endpaper and small tears to first few leaves, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound and unmarked copy.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xii, 210 pages .

Random House Inc. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Copyright 1936 . Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 210 pp. Heavily used book in poor quality. Damage to spine. Loose binding. Slightly bumped cover board corners. An Ex-University-Library (Barnard College, New York) copy with all the common, typical, usual and standard signs (stamps, stickers, envelope, etc.). Light foxing on page edges, not affecting text. No dust jacket.

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. [c.1969-70]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition containing a collection of the ultra-witty American writer's poetry. Includes all the poems from her earlier collections: "Enough Rope," "Sunset Gun" and "Death and Taxes" plus additional verses. With index of first lines at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine 14 in blue cloth-look paper-covered boards / titling & torchbearer stamped in silver on spine / ml device blindstamped to front cover / plain endpapers. Volume bears 1959 date but likely published c.1969-70. Jacket style o, verso is blank. ML #237.1. --- With conspicuous age-toning to leaves (especially at edges), otherwise a tightly-bound, clean and unmarked copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($3.95) with retailer's back panel sticker, else well-preserved and intact; protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xii, 210 pages .

Modern Library. Hardcover. Good – Used. With DJ; nice condition.

Modern Library. Used - Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (literature, poetry, poems) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Modern Library. Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1936. Hard Cover. (H451) .

Toronto, ON: Modern Library, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; beige cloth covers with black titles; some light rubbing to dust jacket; price clipped; closed tear has been taped closed on outside of dust jacket at center spine; tape to front inside flap of dust jacket; some wear around area around tape from attempt at removal; otherwise bright and unfaded; very minimal wear; Dorothy Parker's verse, sharpened to arrow point and dipped in the acid of wit, brought her the kind of fame that belongs to the most frequently quoted poets of their time. Almost every literate person in America memorized and applied many of her lines to prove a point or make an impression for wit or wisdom. Here are all the poems which appeared originally in Enough Rope, Sunset Gun, Death and Taxes, plus numerous additional verses of equal brilliance.

New York: Modern Library, 1944. 1st Edition thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. 8700 shelf. 1st printing of the Modern Library edition. Gold & black-stamped dark green cloth. 1981 gift note 1st page. Clean text. Decent dust jacket w/ several chips, esp. spine ends. Dedicated to Franklin Pierce Adams. Still funny & touching after all these years.