Literary Criticism from MLC Books

Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1989. An examination of Harry Whittington, Ed Lacy, Jim Thompson, Vin Packer, Marvin H. Albert, Charles Williams, Donald Hamilton, Peter Rabe, The Executioner, and Warren Murphy. Each essay concludes with a checklist of titles discussed. Spine ends bumped with 1" of light rubbing to the upper fore edge of the front board.. First Edition.… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. 14 Essays on Argument, Arrangement, Audience, and Style, 272 pages. Lightly bumped and rubbed, spine darkened with the previous owner's name on the front end paper.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1967. A "thorough analysis of the past and present articulations which characterize standard English prose and poetry" by the influential professor, litererary critic and poet. Spine ends gently bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed with small chips and tears, spine and edges tanned, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good.

Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2002. Spine ends gently bumped with a small drip mark to the lower rear board. Pencil underlining and marginalia to some passages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Self Published, 2006. Selected criticism, 76 staplebound pages. Fine, as new condition. Inscribed inside the front cover "Happy memories - with love to you both from Mary.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Staplebound Wraps. Fine/No Jacket.

New York: George W. Stewart, 1947. Eleven essays, 219 pages. First U.S. edition. Lightly bumped and rubbed, binding square and solid, with occasional pencil underlining or marginalia. Inscribed on the front end paper "L.C. Knights for George Soule with kind regards. Kenyon College, Summer 1950.". Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Surinam Turtle Press, 2008. Major essays about 15 of the most important authors in the modern era, with 100 shorter essays, 298 pages. Lightly bumped and rubbed. Inscribed on the title page "For Marv Lachman, Whose own selected criticism would make a terrific book. Jon L. Breen.". Inscribed By the Author. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Bouchercon, 1973. Limited edition, number 56 of 500, produced for Bouchercon in 1973. Gently bumped and rubbed with the bookplate of Marvin Lachman on the front end paper. Signed on the title page by Briney, Nevins, and Anthony Boucher's widow, Phyllis White.. Signed by the Editor. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Methuen, 1991. A critical biography of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Reprint of Waugh's first book. Opens a bit too readily to the title page, previous owner's name on the front end paper. Jacket lightly crimped, in Brodart.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1979. Spine heel gently bumped with pencil underlining and marginalia, almost all in the first 60 pages (of 225.) Jacket shows light wear at the corners and spine ends, spine slighlty darkened, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Methuen, 1955. Red boards bumped, spine sunned with a small drip mark. Binding square and solid, previous owner's name on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Diliman, Quezon City : University of The Philippines Press, 1992. Nine essays, 212 pages, with highlighting to the introduction and first essay. A few faint drip marks to the upper edge of the text block, not affecting the pages. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

New York: Dodd Mead, 1928. A critical biography of Stevenson and his writing. First U.S. edition. Red boards with gilt gently bumped and rubbed, spine a bit darkened.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Chelsea House, 1988. Eight critical essays, 152 pages. Second printing. Gently bumped. Jacket lightly rubbed and crimped, in Brodart.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1936. Six essays celebrating the art of poetry and prose, including the King James Bible, Chaucer, Pilgrim's Progress, Amy Lowell, and more, 189 pages. Gently bumped, spine slightly sunned, with the previous owner's name in pencil on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1926. Thorpe examines the evolution of Keats' poetical mind. Bumped and rubbed, binding square and solid. Previous owner's name and address on the front end paper. Thorpe must have been turned around - upside-down on the rear end paper is inscribed "With sincere well-wishes to one who has been a friend. Clarence… Read more about this item

Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2007. Current critical response to a broad range of American fiction, 470 pages. First paperback printing. Short crease to the lower rear corner, a few short passages with underlining and marginalia.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1924. Sergel's 1923 novel "Arlie Gelston" was controversial for the portrayal of a young Iowa woman who becomes pregnant. This was an effort by the publisher to allow the public to weigh in with their views. 73 reviews ranging from praise to bitter condemnation, unpaginated. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a crease to… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1959. Gently bumped and rubbed with light foxing to the edges of the text block. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, plus a 2" closed tear to the lower rear flap fold, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Lewis Carroll Society of North America/University Press of Virginia, 1982. Ten essays, 140 pages. Gently bumped with corresponding light wear to the Brodart covered jacket.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.