Persephone's Books

Diaries of a Young Poet

by Rilke, Rainer Maria

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 306. xxi, 306 pp. Translated and annotated by Edgar Snow and Michael Winkler. The Florence, Schmargendorf, and Worpswede diaries from 1898-1900. Read More

The Grace in Older Women

by Gash, Jonathan

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 279. 279 pp. The 18th Lovejoy mystery. Read More

The Bridesmaid

by Rendell, Ruth

Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 259. 259 pp. Remainder mark on lower edge. "A work of psychological suspense." Read More

Blue Light

by Mosley, Walter

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 296. 296 pp. "Mosley...imagines a world in which human potential is suddenly, amazingly fulfilled." From the author of the Easy Rawlins novels. Read More

Blue Calhoun

by Price, Reynolds

Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 374. 374 pp. Remainder mark (dot) on lower edge. The author's ninth novel. Read More

Nickel Mountain

by Gardner, John

Description: Thomas O'Donohue. Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 314. 314 pp. The author's fifth novel. Jacket sunned at spine and chipped at head and base of spine and at front fold. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. Read More

Doctor Criminale

by Bradbury, Malcolm

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 344. 344 pp. From the author of "Rates of Exchange", the story of Doctor Bazlo Criminale, the 'embodiment of the modern European philosopher, the "Great Thinker of the Age of Glasnost'" Read More

Paradise Postponed

by Mortimer, John

Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 374. 374 pp. A novel of village life in England since 1945. First of the Titmuss novels. Cover lightly bumped; jacket lightly creased. Read More

Prodigals of Monte Carlo

by Oppenheim, E. Phillips

Description: Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 301. 301 pp. From the "Prince of Storytellers" Missing front free endpaper. Cover a bit soiled and scuffed. Book is cocked. Read More