Books On Books from Diversity Books, IOBA

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. xvii, 236pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked, small soft crease to lower foredge corner of textblock. Illustrated card wrapper (which has a soft crease to upper front panel, and lower foredge corner of rear panel) has been neatly covered in permanent adhesive film by previous owner.… Read more about this item

New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. vi, + 375pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Card wrapper neatly covered in permanent adhesive film by previous owner. From the rear panel: "These essays offer a wealth of insights into how writers approach their craft and represent a practical resource as well as a source of inspiration. The writings… Read more about this item

London: Icon Books, 2018. x, + 196pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper neatly covered in permanent adhesive film by previous owner. From the rear panel: Literary detective John Sutherland puts Bram Stoker's classic novel under the microscope, examining its many curiosities, from why the Dutch professor Van Helsing swears in German to… Read more about this item

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Ulysses Press, 2005. 244pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated (Kevin Tolman) card wrapper very good+. From the rear panel: 'This rollicking guide opens dozens of gateways to the subconscious world. Use the surrealist technique of 'automatic writing'; play with archetypal imagery from the Tarot; learn from the resonances of the body;… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin Press, 2017. xv, + 375pp. B/white photographic illustrations, maps. Book clean, square. Black quarter spine firm, silver title there-on. Teal boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "In this brilliant new interpretation of one of the great voices in modern literature, Maya Jasanoff reveals Conrad as a prophet… Read more about this item

United Kingdom: Viking (Penguin Books), 2018. 229pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, black title there-on. Pale green boards undamaged. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "Enter widely acclaimed author Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, 'First You Write a Sentence' is his unpedantic but authoritative explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Robertson & Mullens, 1968. 64pp. B/white subject portrait frontis, plus 14 pages of b/white plates. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Leaves clean and unmarked. Blue buckram boards have a small area of surface dulling to rear panel. Housed in plain slipcase which is noticeably marked. "Copyright 1968 by Robertson & Mullens Pty. Ltd.… Read more about this item

Carlton South, Victoria, Australia: Bread Street Press, 2004. 284pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-art illustrated card wrapper very good. From the rear panel: "If ever, in the hope of finding treasure, you have rummaged through a heap of old books - at a school fete, a church bazaar or an opportunity shop - then… Read more about this item

Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 2006. x, + 346pp. (last 10 pages left blank). Book clean and square. Spine firm, a minor reading crease there-on. Illustrated card wrapper skilfully covered in clear, adhesive film, else nominally bumped on upper rear foredge corner. Textblock lightly age-toned, and flecked on head. Addressed to anyone who is interested in the close reading… Read more about this item

New York: Little, Brown and Co. (Hachette Book Group), 2009. xi, + 111pp., plus (iv). Book clean and square. Light yellow flouro pen highlighting (not too intrusive) throughout text. Book clean and square. Spine firm, colour-faded in part (no text loss). Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear adhesive film. Multi-published author Walter Mosley offers motivation, instruction, and the… Read more about this item

New York: St Martin's Griffin, 1990. xiv, + 145pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper covered in clear adhesive film, slightly damaged on rear wrap. Textblock has several pages with light yellow fleuro highlighting, else textblock good. Acknowledged as one of the world's finest suspense writers, Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) shares her decades long experience with successful… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writer's Digest Books, 2015. 295pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear, adhesive film, else foredge corners nominally bumped. Textblock unmarked. A most helpful book for those eager to take their writing to a highly skilled level, arming you with the tools you need to master the power of the… Read more about this item

Blue Ash, Ohio, U.S.A.: Writer's Digest Books, 2011. viii, + 231pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Printed card wrapper skilfully covered in clear adhesive film, else nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. "This helpful guide walks you through the tasks your first 50 pages must accomplish in order to avoid leaving readers disoriented, frustrated, or bored . . .… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 1992. 252pp., plus Index. Colour-art illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain black cloth boards undamaged. Leaves clean and crisp. Montage, art-illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased only. "To celebrate the bi-centenary of W.H. Smith, Antonia Fraser, herself an addict of the written word, has brought together forty leading writers to reveal their own literary loves .… Read more about this item

New South Wales, Australia: Australian Society of Authors, 1973. 51pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over blue cloth spine. Undamaged original blue cloth boards. Leaves clean. Printed dustjacket edgeworn, with a closed tear, significant colour fading (particularly spine), and general abrading. A revised edition of this guide that seeks to give new and budding writers a better understanding… Read more about this item

London: Quintet/New Burlington Books, 2006. 960pp., over 600 full-colour illustrations of book covers and frontispieces, posters and other contextual images, throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean, soft vertical crease to a small section at front of book. Illustrated, flapped card wrapper negligibly scuffed only. Preface by Peter Ackroyd. "A comprehensive reference source, chronicling the history of the novel .… Read more about this item

New York: New York Business Publishers Association, 1923. xx, + 289pp., intext diagrams. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. Bright gilt titles over lightly bumped dark green original cloth boards, which are trivially flecked. Random foxing flecks and splotches throughout textblock, plus a double keyhole punch (somebody's practice?) on ffep. No dustjacket. Primarily concerned with the practice of industrial… Read more about this item

Bayswater, Western Australia: Westbooks, 1977. viii, + 112pp. Book clean and square. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn, and lightly soiled on rear wrap. A compilation of Australian childrens' authors, and their published works for the contemporary juvenile reader of the 1970s. Notable names include: Mavis Thorpe Clark, Ruth Park, Ivan Southall, Joan Phipson, Colin Thiele and Patricia Wrightson.… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Children's Book Council of Australia (Victorian Branch), 1986. 124pp., plus (iv), intext, b/white illustrations throughout. Staplebound (saddle-stitch format). Book clean and square. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated (Walter McVitty) limp card wrapper lightly edgeworn, and has several small areas of surface biopredation. Compiled by the prestigious "Children's Book Council of Australia" (Victorian Branch) is the recommended list… Read more about this item

St Albans, Hertfordshire, Great Britain: Hart-Davis Educational, 1977. 144pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Text-block edges flecked, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and creased. Critical essays on a range of children's authors, plus a revue of British picture books since 1960. Book weight approx. 230g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under… Read more about this item