New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1965. Seymour Chwast (cover design). Reprint. Paperback. A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity-these are the elements of Aldous Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. With..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. Val Biro (cover art). First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1926. Hardcover. A collection of 27 essays. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1969. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Moscow, Christmas Eve, 1949.The Soviet secret police intercept a call made to the American embassy by a Russian diplomat who promises to deliver secrets about the nascent Soviet Atomic Bomb program. On that same day, a brilliant mathematician is locked away..... More
New York: Lion Library Editions, 1955. Bob Maguire (cover painting). First Paperback Edition. Paperback. # LL53. Includes stories by Nelson Algren, William Saroyan, Thomas Wolfe, Conrad Aiken, Carson McCullers, Budd Schulberg, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James T. Farrell, Alice Denham, Dorothy Parker, and others. More
London: BBC Books, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. More
New York: Dell Publishing, 1976. First Dell Printing (stated). Paperback. More
New York: Hill and Wang, 2002. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Paperback. A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern Japan. In Dogs and Demons, Alex Kerr chronicles the many facets of Japan's recent, and chronic, crises -- from the failure of its banks and pension funds..... More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Rare. These fourteen essays covering a wide range of subjects of great current interest reflect the continuous evolution of the author’s thought from 1951 to 1961. Range and flexibility characterize Alexander Gerschenkron’s dynamic approach to Europe’s industrial history. Connecting..... More
Beijing, China: China Renmin University Press, 2013. Softcover. 2 volume set. English text with Chinese notes. More
Paul Robinson, 2015. First edition. Paperback. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986. Second Edition. Paperback. With a new foreword by Harry H. Wellington. This classic book on the role of the United States Supreme Court traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Alexander Bickel begins with Marbury..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 2004. Paul Cronin (ed.), Martin Scorsese (foreword). Reprint. Paperback. A priceless examination of the filmmaker's craft, from the renowned director of Sweet Smell of Success After more than twenty years in the film industry as a screenwriter, storyboard editor, and director of memorable films such..... More
Edinburgh: Polygon, 2003. Iain McIntosh. First Edition. Reprint. Softcover. A Professor Dr von Igelfeld Entertainment. More
London: Abacus, 2004. Paperback. More
New York: Anchor Books, 2004. Fist Anchor Books Edition. Paperback. More
New York: Pantheon Books Inc., 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. More
London: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Softcover. More
New York: Pantheon Books Inc., 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. More
New York: Anchor Books, 2010. Paperback. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Susan Scott (cover illustration). First Oxford University Press Edition. Paperback. Edited by Elizabeth Gurr. More
London: Pushkin Press, 2016. First Pushkin Edition. Paperback. Translated by Anthony Briggs. Bored and aloof, tired of St Petersburg high society, Yevgeny Onegin goes to live on the country estate he has just inherited from his uncle. There he encounters Tatyana, who becomes hopelessly infatuated with him. From this story..... More
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1971. Reprint. Paperback. Nobel Prize Winner 1970. More
New York: New American Library, 1963. Reprint. Paperback. Signet Modern Classic CY98C. Translated by Ralph Parker. With an Introduction by Marvin L. Kalb. Foreword by Alexander Tvardovsky. More
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