ZENO'S

The Big Man

by Mcilvanney, William

Description: New York. 1986. Morrow. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0688064051. 256 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Terry Fehr. keywords: Literature Scotland. FROM THE PUBLISHER-In his local mining village of Thornbank in northern Scotland Dan Scoular is a living legend for his physical prowess. While his friends proudly refer to him as ‘the big man, ' Dan has yet to find a way of defining himself. As a teenager, he turned his back on the university scholarship that could certainly have ... Read More

The Poisoned Water

by Benitez, Fernando

Description: Carbondale. 1973. Southern Illinois University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0809306344. Translated from the Spanish by Mary E. Ellsworth. 152 pages. hardcover. Cover designed by Gary Gore. keywords: Literature Translated Latin America Mexico. FROM THE PUBLISHER-This first English translation of a modern Mexican novel reveals the shocking picture of a latter-day feudal system that still exists in rural Mexico. Fernando Benitez, well-known Mexican author, journalist and ... Read More

Jerusalem the Golden

by Drabble, Margaret

Description: New York. 1967. Morrow. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 240 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Ellen Raskin. keywords: Literature England Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER-From a tender age, Clara Maugham had loved the old hymn which began: Jerusalem the Golden with milk and honey blest. although what she pictured was not the pearly gates of some heavenly city, but a terrestrial paradise where beautiful people lived in beautiful houses and spoke of beautiful things. It was the winning of ... Read More

Wolf's Favor

by Testa, Fulvio

Description: New York. 1986. April 1986. Dial Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0803702442. Illustrated by Fulvio Testa. unpaginated. hardcover. Cover art by Fulvio Testa. keywords: Children's Wolves. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Wolf performs a kindness for Porcupine by cracking open a nut for her; thus begins a series of favors in the animal kingdom that come full circle. inventory #36. Read More

Mothers and Shadows

by Traba, Marta

Description: Columbia. 1986. Readers International. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0930523156. Translated from the Spanish by Jo Labanyi. 178 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Translated Argentina Women Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-MOTHERS AND SHADOWS appeared in 1981 as the start of a trilogy on exile. The second part IN WHAT EVER PLACE (Cualquier Lugar in Spanish), a novel about exile was being revised at the time of the author's death. This is the story of two politically engaged women ... Read More

The Destiny of Isabelle Eberhardt

by Mackworth, Cecily

Description: New York. 1975. Ecco Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0912946229. 228 pages. hardcover. Jacket design: Abner Graboff. keywords: Biography Women France. FROM THE PUBLISHER-This is the fascinating biography of Isabelle Eberhardt, born in 1877 and raised by her half-mad father, an ex-pope of the Orthodox Church. Tragedy after tragedy marked her childhood till she escaped to Algeria and became a Moslem, living the life of an Arab nomad, disguised as a man, accepting ... Read More

Yes, Mrs. Williams: a Personal Record of My Mother

by Williams, William Carlos

Description: New York. 1959. McDowell Obolensky. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 144 pages. hardcover. keywords: Autobiography Poetry America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-In this book, William Carlos Williams goes back to one of the strongest influences on his life: his mother. Mrs. Williams' life took a fascinating course from Puerto Rico where she was born and brought up, to Paris where she studied painting, to the United States where she lived after her marriage. Dr. Williams has ... Read More

The Remembrance

by Person, Kendall F.

Description: Sacramento. 1996. Fredrick Inc. 1st Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 1889214000. paperback. keywords: Literature Black America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A fast-paced erotic thriller. inventory #28709. Read More

King Season

by Wilkins, Kirby

Description: New York. 1985. Arbor House. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0877957142. 210 pages. hardcover. Inscribed by the Author. keywords: Literature America Alaska. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A novel of crab fishers in Alaska. The formidable dangers of an Alaskan King Crab fishing expedition take on the significance of uniquely personal challenges for Cliff Hawkins, Cody Hayes, and Lee Redfield inventory #16309. Read More