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60070 Jarrell, Randall, A Sad Heart at the Supermarket. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. First edition thus, 234 pages. British edition of a collection of Jarrell's essays and criticism, from Russian novelists to Robert Frost. Includes an essay on the writing of his poem "The Woman at the Washington Zoo." Very good condition, though pages are beginning to show some age-shading. Dust jacket is in fair condition, marred by a scrape on the front and knicks & wear all around the edges. $25.00
60080 Kimbrough, Emily, Floating Island. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. First edition, 243 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated by Mircea Vasiliu. A charming and amusing story of a trip down the Seine by the author and a number of friends. The trip took place in 1967, but these aren't hippies, and you'd never guess from this text that France would be engulfed in the riots of 1968 only a year later. Volume is in good condition, but has been read. Very slight looseness in the binding. Cover has dulled, and there is a tiny inked date inside. Dust jacket has also dulled and sports an old piece of tape over one tear and incipient tears at corners. $15.00
60090 Lebsock, Suzanne, The Free Women of Petersburg. New York: WW Norton, 1985. First paperback edition, 326 pages. Winner of the Bancroft Prize. A readable history exploring issues of status and culture for free women in Petersburg, Virginia between 1784 and 1860. Good condition, just a little creasing to the spine and front covers, no internal marks, but there is a publisher's stamp, "Sample Copy - No Charge" visible on the bottom. $5.00
60095 Morice, Dave, How to Make Poetry Comics. New York: Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 1983. First edition, 48 pages. Guide for teachers at any level from elementary school to university, on how to help students learn more about poetry by creating poetry comics. This is a rarer title by the originator of the genre. Staple bound, small format, no dust jacket, but excellent, unused condition with just one small mark on the back cover. $25.00
60096 Morice, Dave, How to Make Poetry Comics. New York: Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 1983. First edition, 48 pages. Guide for teachers at any level from elementary school to university, on how to help students learn more about poetry by creating poetry comics; this is a rarer title by the originator of the genre. Staple bound, small format, no dust jacket, but excellent, unused condition. $27.00
60097 Morice, Dave, A Tourist's Guide to Computers. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. Edition unknown, 191 pages. Charming discussion of computers from a time when they were new and slightly scary to a lot of people. Text is presented in a multitude of different graphic novel/comic book styles, familiar to those who know Morice's poetry comics. Very good condition, no wear to spine, but a slight crease is beginning to develop in the right upper corner of the front cover. $10.00
60098 Nabhan, Gary Paul. Coming Home to Eat. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. First edition, 330 pages. Long before the word "locovore" was coined, Nabhan was practicing consciously eating foods from where he lived. Nabhan is a MacArthur "genius grant" recipient for his work, which combines agriculture and anthropology. This volume of sometimes very personal essays is a memoir of a year during which he focused on the foods and peoples of the American Southwest. Signed by the author in a bold hand. Very good in very good dust jacket. $30.00
60100 Nutting, Wallace, Connecticut Beautiful. Garden City: Garden City Publishing Company, 1935. Revised edition, 256 pages. Illustrated with photographs, lots of information from Nutting's extensive research. No dust jacket, and binding shows wear, but a tight, clean volume. $25.00
60125 Pileggi, Nicholas, Casino. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995. First edition, 363 pages. The story of love and honor in Las Vegas, made into an award-winning movie with Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro, and many others. This volume is in good shape, the dust jacket has some shelf wear including minor edge wear, and there is a remainder mark along the bottom of the volume. The price has been stickered-over with a cute pen sticker. $4.00
60150 Ray, Robert J., The Weekend Novelist. New York: Dell, 1994. First edition, 268 pages. Ray promises that anyone who follows his directions can complete a novel in a year. Some of the exercises and examples may offend women who would prefer not to imagine women being raped, but Ray also draws on Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist as a model from which any aspiring novelist can learn. Good condition, unmarked. $2.00
60190 Ryan, Mildred Graves, The Complete Encyclopedia of Stitchery. Garden City, NJ: Guild America Books, 2000. Edition unknown, 689 pages. Information on crochet, embroidery, knitting, macramé, rugmaking, sewing, and tatting. Includes a bibliography. Illustrated with many drawings. Paperback with no dustjacket, but good condition, some edge wear to covers. $2.50
60195 Reinfeld, Fred, Chess Mastery by Question and Answer. New York: Collier Books, 1968. 4th Printing, 185 pages. Sixteen classic chess games analyzed and with a quiz for each, with answers at the end. Good addition to any chess collection. Condition good, unmarked, highly readable. $5.00
60300 Wallin, Pamela, The Comfort of Cats. Amherst, NY: 2003. 3rd paperback printing, 144 pages. Gift book about a woman and her beloved cat. Illustrated with photographs by Anne Bayin. Very good condition overall, but with remnants of a price sticker on back cover; expectable minor edge wear, but spine is smooth and uncreased. $5.00
60310 Wright, Helena, The Sex Factor in Marriage. New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. 27th printing, 152 pages. A very popular book in its time, reflecting the ideas of its time, though the author emphasizes women's experience. This edition has two additional chapters not found in earlier printings, on menstruation and menopause. Good, clean volume in fair dustjacket. DJ has a large chip out of the front cover and small tears and wrinkling all around. $5.50
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