Literary Criticism from Tulsa Books

Oxford University Press; (2023). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition, near fine in a fine dust jacket. A couple of pages have been dogeared and straightened, otherwise fine. A collection of essays on the craft of historical fiction, by Geraldine Brooks, George Saunders, and others; and an Afterword by Hilary Mantel; 224 pages including endnotes and… Read more about this item

NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; (1975). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated first printing, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Gray cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Tiny corner crease on front endpaper; spine ends are slightly pushed. The jacket spine is a little darkened, and the rear panel is just slightly soiled.… Read more about this item

Farrar, Straus and Giroux; (1986), 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Stated first printing, fine in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket would be fine, except it has 2 ink prices (price reductions) writted below the publisher's printed price of $25.00 Edited and with an Introduction by Leon Edel, includes a few photographs and an index;… Read more about this item

NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; (1965). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Stated first edition, very good in a near fine dust jacket. Two owner names (with "Vassar '68" under the first name) The price clipped jacket has some minor spots of wear at the edge of the front panel. Includes an index; 694 pages. … Read more about this item

NY: Scribner's;, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later printing (first published in 1931), very good in a very good dust jacket. Endpapers are a little darkened; owner name and date (1951) on front endpaper. The jacket has shallow chips at edges, and a 1/2" chip at the top of the spine that just affects the author's name. $3.00… Read more about this item

NY: Modern Library; (1955). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated first printing (first Modern Library Giant edition, ML #G-83), very good in a very good dust jacket. Owner name and "Vassar '68" on front endpaper; rear hinge is separated, but still pretty tight. Just minor wear to the red cloth boards. The jacket has a $2.95… Read more about this item

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Slight wear to boards; minor soiling to page edges. The price clipped jacket has wear at edges and spine ends, with some loss at head of spine (just affecting the author's name). The brownish color of the jacket is… Read more about this item

NY: Random House; (1965). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Stated first edition, near fine with no dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and reddish decorations on spine and front board. The black cloth is a little soiled and slightly sunned on the spine. No names or other marking in or on the book;… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor: Ardis; (1979). First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing of this large trade paperback edition, very good in wraps. Owner name on front endpaper/half title page; some rubbing and wear to the covers. Translated by Jane Gary Harris and Constance Link. Includes extensive endnotes and an index; 725 pages. A comprehensive collection of… Read more about this item

NY: Twayne Publishers; (1970). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, very good in a very good dust jacket. Owner name and "Princeton" on front endpaper; a few marginal marks and underlining. The jacket is chipped about 1/2" at the head of the spine and has a couple of tape repairs. TWAS 90. Twayne's World Authors… Read more about this item

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing, very good in a very good dust jacket. A review copy, with the review slip from the publisher laid in. Owner name in pencil at top of front endpaper; some soiling to front endpaper and foredge of pages. The jacket is somewhat soiled and… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press; (1972). Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First thus, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Blue and green decorated boards with just a touch of wear. The jacket spine is a little sunned, and there is a closed tear with some creasing at the top edge of the front panel. The text of… Read more about this item

NY: Twayne Publishers; (1972). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Minor handling wear to the book. The jacket is darkened along the edges of the front panel, and has a closed tear at the top of the rear flap fold. A title in the Twayne's English Authors… Read more about this item

Southern Methodist University Press; (1989). 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing, fine in a near fine dust jacket. The yellow jacket is slightly sunned at the spine. Essays on Texas literature by A.C. Greene (The Fifty Best Texas Books), McMurtry, and others. Includes Selected Bibliography, Notes on Contributors, and an Index; 188 pages.

NY: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence; (1977). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. The interior book pages are a little tanned at margins. The spine of the jacket is sunned so that red lettering is a little faded, but still legible. Includes b&w photo section, bibliography of Vonnegut's works,… Read more about this item

Pantheon; (1959). First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Stated first edition, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Just minor handling wear to the book. The orange jacket is sunned at the spine and has a little edgewear. Translated with a Preface and Notes by David Magarshack, with an essay on Translating Shakespeare translated by Manya… Read more about this item

NY: Minton, Balch & Company, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition, very good with no dust jacket. Black cloth with paper labels on spine and front board. Owner name on front endpaper and on label on front board. Spine is a little sunned, and cloth is slightly worn generally. Includes map endpapers, illustrations, bibliographical… Read more about this item

Library of America; (2007). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Stated first printing (LOA #177), fine in brown cloth with fine slipcase. Laid in is the publisher's four page insert. Includes Chronology, Note on the Texts, and Notes by Lewis M. Dabney, and an Index; 979 pages plus a list of 178 LOA titles at rear.

Library of America; (2007). First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Stated first printing (LOA #176), fine in brown cloth with fine slipcase. Laid in is the publisher's four page insert. Includes Chronology, Note on the Texts, and Notes by Lewis M. Dabney, and an Index; 958 pages plus a list of 178 LOA titles at rear.

NY: Knopf, 2018. First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Review copy of the first printing, fine in a near fine dust jacket. Very slight crimping at corners of the jacket. Includes selections from his works of fiction, literary criticism, and essays; 910 pages. Review slip from the publisher laid in. Offered at the published price, with no… Read more about this item