F. Scott Fitzgerald

Matthew J. Bruccoli

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Illinois

A young man newly rich tries to recapture the past and win back his former love, despite the fact she has married

The Great Gatsby

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Ernest Hemingway

In fair condition. Covers and spine have fair amount of ware. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

California

Ernest Hemingway's classic exploration of the history and pageantry of bullfighting, and the deeper themes of cowardice, bravery, sport and tragedy that it inspires. Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport. Here he describes and explains the technical aspects of this dangerous ritual, and "the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick." Seen through his eyes, bullfighting becomes an art, a richly choreographed ballet, with performers who range from awkward amateurs to masters of great grace and cunning. A fascinating look at the history and grandeur of bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon is also a deeper contemplation on the nature of cowardice and bravery, sport and tragedy, and is enlivened throughout by Hemingway's pungent commentary on life and literature.

Death in the Afternoon

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Pennsylvania

The Complete Sherlock Holmes 

Homer

Robert Fagles

Bernard Knox

Two volume set. Paperback. Books in VG+ condition. No tears, folds, or writing

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Florida

(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, The Iliad is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. If The Iliad is the world's greatest war story, then The Odyssey is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.


about The Odyssey

The Iliad and the Odyssey Boxed Set

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This set includes 6 books
-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
-Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer Detective
-The Prince and the Pauper
-The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Pudd’nhead Wilson and the Mysterious Stranger
-A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

These books are unread and are in perfect condition!

Mammoth Hardcover (8 to 10 lbs)

Georgia

Mark Twain full set

1950 edition. In good condition considering its age. please view all photos for condition.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

Peter Pan

After a month I’m taking this down and selling to half price Books 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Texas

Complete novels of Jane Austen

Aristotle

Anthony Kenny

A founding text of European aestheticism and literary criticism, Poetics underpins our moden understanding of imaginative writing. Anthony Kenny's new translation is accompanied by associated material from Plato, Sir Philip Sidney, P. B. Shelley, and Dorothy L. Sayers and a wide-ranging introduction.

Poetics

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Vintage book first printing from 1928 of this one volume edition of Leo Tolstoi’s work

One Volume Edition

1928 The Works of Leo Tolstoi

Corners bent slightly, inside pages like new

Colorado

Tales From Shakespeare

1917 Edition; obvious damage to spine; pages are fragile, well-worn, and stained in multiple places; a few tears throughout, some parts have begun to separate from the binding.  

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Paradise Lost by John Milton, printed by The Easton Press in 1976. The following is from the listing on the Easton Press website:
- Fully bound in genuine leather.
- 22kt gold deeply inlaid on the “hubbed” spine.
- Superbly printed on acid-neutral paper that lasts for generations.
- Sewn pages – not just glued like ordinary books.
- Satin-ribbon page marker.
- Gilded page ends.
- Bound in the USA. Imported materials.
- Rigorous inspection at every stage ensures adherence to our exacting standards.
- Superb craftsmanship and commitment to quality.

The cover is an orangey brown. There is fading on and around the spine from sun damage. It is very difficult to photograph, but the leather fades to a lighter brown near the spine and on the spine itself. There is some scratching on the gilded edge of the pages, and it has collected dust along the top pages near the ribbon from sitting on a shelf. I have not tried to clean it as I didn't want to damage the pages. There is a book plate stuck in the pages that has left a shadow (see photos). There are also a few pages that have staining near the spine. It almost looks like water damage but isn't consistent through the pages to be that. It is not perfect, but is still in really great shape and would be the perfect addition to any personal library! #eastonpress #classic #classics #hardback #fiction #vintage 

Paradise Lost 

Ted Hughes

New Jersey

Poems

A collection of poetry addressed to Hughes's late wife, poet Sylvia Plath, reexamines the psychological breakdown that led to both some of her greatest poems and to her untimely death. Reprint.

Birthday Letters

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Stephen King

E. M. Forster

Jennifer Buehler

William Golding

Lois Lowry

William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to Penguin Classics in a stunning Graphic Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all, it has earned its place as one of the indisputable classics of the twentieth century for readers of any age. This Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Edition features an array of special features to supplement the novel, including a foreword by Lois Lowry, an introduction by Stephen King, an essay by E. M. Forster, an essay on teaching and reading the novel and suggestions for further exploration by scholar Jennifer Buehler, and an extended note by E. L. Epstein, the publisher of the first American paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Lord of the Flies

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#paperback #Classics #Aristotle #Plato #Sophocles #Collection #MiddleAges #Renaissance #Philosophy #Vintage 
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Classics of Western thought - 3 books

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Decorated cloth; small book with 306 pages including 12 pages of publisher advertisements, "Spring, 1882". A collection of eighteen stories. A good copy with brown boards chipped, faded and soiled, the back strip separated at the front cover, corners worn, hinges separated at half title page which is loose. All other pages intact. Bookstore bookplate inside back cover. The interior has some soiling but very good. The book’s spine has been rebound with original boards intact. See photos for condition.  
#hardcover #hardcover #MarkTwain #classics #literature #stories #firstedition 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Stolen White Elephant

#classics #fiction #poetry #mythology #fantasy #literature #adventure #historicalfiction #greek #paperback

Connecticut

Revised Prose Translation

The ten year's adventures of Ulysses during his return journey from Troy.

The Odyssey

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#fiction #juvenilefiction #hardcover #classics #girls 

Mary Poppins, Charlotte’s Web, Little Women, The Girl’s Book, The Hundred Dresses

An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences. Children's BOMC.

Girl’s Classics Bundle

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Cranford Collection Edition. Please see photos for condition. 

Pride and Prejudice Cranford Collection

This is the student textbook. It has highlighting on two pages - one is pictured…Underlining on one page that I noticed, also pictured. It’s in obvious used condition on the outside, but the inside is great. #abeka #literature #classics #poetry #suspense #shortstory #robertfrost #poe #tennyson


Reading & Language Arts

Abeka

World Literature Fourth Edition 

1972 yearling Newberry award book. Published by Bantam double day. Excellent condition.￼

The Cricket in Times Square

Anthony Briggs

Orlando Figes

Leo Tolstoy

Colector's book with a bookmark. Like new. 

Puerto Rico

A stunning clothbound Hardcover Classics edition of Tolstoy's great novel, one of the undisputed masterpieces of world literature. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
 
At a glittering society party in St. Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey, and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes--conflict and love, birth and death, free will and fate--with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeur.
 
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

War and Peace

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Easton Press leatherbound. New with shrink wrap removed. 

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