Literary Criticism from Diversity Books, IOBA

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

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

Oxford, United Kingdom: Mandrake of Oxford, 2014. 252pp. Two b/white halftone plate sections (various sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-art illustrated (Emma Doeve) card wrapper skilfully covered in clear adhesive film, else nominally bumped. Textblock unmarked. Not quite a biography, not quite literary criticism, never-the-less Matthew Levi Stevens' book on William S. Burroughs II (1914-1997) and his… Read more about this item

Koln, Germany: Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1998. 363pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Original blue cloth boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. " 'A Vindication of the Rights of Men' is Mary Wollstonecraft's spirited answer to Edmund Burke's 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' (1790). In 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women', Mary Wollstonecraft… Read more about this item

Oxford, U.K.: Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press) , 1987. 280pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain boards undamaged. A remainder stamp on head of textblock, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. 'Dragons Teeth' offers a series of readings of 17th century literary texts in the historical and political context of the English… Read more about this item

New York: Citadel Press, 1966. 117pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn, and covered in clear, permanent adhesive film. Textblock very good. In this book, Jules Koslow studies the great 20th century Irish dramatist Sean O'Casey (b.1880-d.1964), analysing all his major plays in chronological order . . . Contents… Read more about this item

London: Penguin Books, 1992. xiviii, + 383pp., plus (x). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated (James Joyce in Zurich, 1915 by Ottocaro Weiss - photographer, courtesy James Joyce Society, Zurich) card wrapper minimally bumped and edgeworn only. Textblock mildly age toned and has six blue pen annotated (tolerable) pages in the poem 'Chamber Music'. Edited, with an Introduction… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT, et al: Yale University Press, 2005. xvii, + 327pp. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over tight spine. Plain black boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. "This book examines the tradition of the spy narrative from its inception in the late nineteenth century through to the present day . . .… Read more about this item

New Haven, Conn., U.S.A.: Yale University Press, 1999. xxv, + 361pp. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Plain red boards lightly bumped on upper foredge corner only. Textblock pristine. Printed dustjacket mildly edgeworn only. "This fascinating book is the first in English to examine official Soviet concentration camp literature from the early 1920s through to the mid 1960s. The… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Longman Cheshire, 1982. viii, + 154pp., intext b/white halftone plates, and sketch illustrations by Mary Ann Hurley. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped. Art-illustrated card wrapper slightly bumped only. Textblock unmarked. Suitable for secondary students, 'A Taste of Novels' aims to inspire even the most reluctant reader to explore for him or herself the… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1984. xvi, + 205pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain burgundy boards nominally shelfworn only. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated (engraving of Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, by D. Loggan) dustjacket lightly edgeworn and bumped only. "The Restoration of Charles II was an event of great moment . . . The… Read more about this item

London: Elek Books, 1978. ix, + 208pp., a medium amount of ball-point pen text underlining and like, margin highlighting (approx. 15 pages - not too distracting). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Plain black boards nominally bumped on foredge corners. Text-block (other than fore-noted), unmarked. Portrait-illustrated dustjacket price-clipped, with some colour-fading on spine, else slight… Read more about this item

Evanston, IL, U.S.A.: Northwestern University Press, 2010. xiii, + 258pp. Book clean and square. Bright gilt titles over lightly bumped brown cloth boards and spine. An 'archive' stamp, partially filled out in pencil (date, text printer, cover printer details) on ffep., else text-block unmarked. Barcode sticker on rear board. No dustjacket. This title is a revision of the author's thesis… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. 265pp., plus (iii). Book clean and square. Quarter-cloth hardcover. Complete title label over lightly bumped buckram spine. Plain green boards undamaged. A former owner's details (dated 1928) and old price indentation on ffep., tinted top edge, laid paper, untrimmed foredge and foot, else text-block clean. Printed dustjacket price-clipped, jagged nips and tears, plus… Read more about this item

London: Chatto & Windus, 1974. (viii), 160pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain red boards very lightly corner-bumped on front panel. Faint foxing to textblock head, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a small open tear to head of spine, negligible tanning. From the rear panel: "This book is a collection, as complete as it has been… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 1990. xv, + 229pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very good. Leaves clean. Illustrated (Posy Simmonds) dustjacket price-clipped, mildly edge-creased and indented. From the jacket flap: "'Winnie the Pooh' isn't usually thought of as being subversive, nor are 'The Enchanted Castle', 'The Secret Garden', 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', or 'Peter Pan'. Yet… Read more about this item

Hampshire, England: Macmillan Education, 1987. 188pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain red boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Printed dustjacket minimally surface-scuffed, mild tanning to reverse edges. A stand-alone title in the Macmillan Women Writers series. "This study is the first to provide a feminist reading of the life and work of the Australian-born writer Christina Stead .… Read more about this item

Indiana, United States: Indiana University Press, 1973. xii, + 339pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Previous owner's lightly pencilled notes to rear free endpaper and rear pastedown, else leaves clean. Green cloth boards undamaged. Translated by William Riggan, in collaboration with the author. Originally published in the German as 'Einfuhrung in die Vergleichende Literaturwissen-schaft', W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart,… Read more about this item

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Ormond College, University of Melbourne, 1993. xiv, + 205pp., b/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper has no noticeable damage. The academic journal of Ormond College, Melbourne University, which showcased the best academic work from the college community. Includes essays, articles and literary criticism. Book weight approx. 300g. Postage charge will be… Read more about this item