Lillian Davis (47 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 10 short stories. Featured are The Merry Band by Michael Gilbert, It Never Happened by Joyce Harrington, The Rhode Island Lights by S.S. Rafferty, Old Friends by Dorothy Salisbury Davis, A Point of View by Rich Rainey, Mr. Strang Picks Up the Pieces by William Brittain, Paying Joe Back by Richard Laymon, The Bedlam Bam by Lillian de la Torre, Almost Human by Ruth Rendell, The Problem of the Lobster Shack by Edward D. Hoch, Detectiverse by Mark Grenier. Light spine slant. Slight spine fading. In good condition.

Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Allen Davis (illustrator). Octavo, hardcover, VG+, pictorial orange and blue boards, no dj. Clean and unmarked. Second Printing. Library binding but not a library issue. 31 pages. Louie's high spirits tend to get him into trouble until he cultivates the ability to control them. Introduction by Manuel Silverman. Book.

Hardbound Clothbinding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 9th Impression, 1965. 239 pp. Book has tight binding; crisp, clean pages. Fading of pages present. Corners are bumped; fading to cover. Some shelf wear. Book has all the signs of an Ex-University (Bank Street College of Education, New York)- Library-Book (stamps, stickers, envelope, etc.) present.

Hardbound Clothbinding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 9th Impression, 1965. 239 pp. Book has tight binding; crisp, clean pages. Fading of pages present. Corners are bumped; fading to cover. Some shelf wear. Book has all the signs of an Ex-University (Bank Street College of Education, New York)- Library-Book (stamps, stickers, envelope, etc.) present.

library. Condition: Very Good. 1980 Edition. Former library copy, may have usual markings.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- Jun 1974 issue. --- Crime stories including authors: ---- Hugh Pentecost / Miriam Sharman / Alan K. Young / Helen Hudson / J. F Peirce / Jonathan Kirsch / M. Frances Davis / Stanley Cohen / Lillian de la Torre / Agatha Christie / Edward Wellen / Robert Edward Edkels / Edward D. Hoch. . .See photos for additional content. . .

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Full-color illustrated wrapper with gold lettering on the spine. 228 very clean unmarked and uncreased artistic and poetic pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color illustrations and photographs! "DoDDS-Europe proudly presents SHOWCASE, its first annual K-12 creative art and literary anthology. This collection of outstanding student work is a result of efforts begun in individual classrooms. A screening selection process began as teachers recommended art and literary pieces for selection at the school level. Final school choices were then sent to the District level where they were reviewed and screened by a District committee." ---- from Acknowledgements.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Bennett, Richard; Weisgard, Leonard; Jacques, Robin; Rojankovsky, Feodor; Kessler, Leonard; Scarry, Richard (illustrator). Blue illustrated boards with grey spine. Light wear at spine ends. Illustrated end papers. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. No Jacket. Volume 29 which consists of the following stories and subjects; Paul Bunyan: Hero of the Lumber Woods, Marjorie's Almanac, Little Daylight, Kiki Skates, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Tell Me the Time, Please, Streamlined Wonder World, North America's Wonderful Wildlife, Pysen Goes to Blueviken and Let's go to Columbia.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Stiff unmarked book in clean linen cloth with gilt titles just slightly faded; in wrap-around dust wrapper with half-inch edgetear. ; 8.28 X 0.99 X 10.2 inches; 288 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Single-sided leaves paged as [1], 1-10 plus covers. Staple-bound paperback: H 28.25cm x L 21.75cm. Tan paper covers with foxing, soiling, and small stains; old staples holes to both covers with rusted impression of removed paper clip at top of front cover. Ink notation at title page's top right; foxing at edges and margins of leaves. Laid-in are ten photocopied/printed leaves regarding the author and local history {#1} single sheet "In Memory, Lillian Belle Lewis Davis" by Joel Hancock from issue of "The Mailboat;" {#2} single sheet "A Testimony of Healing" written by Davis regarding her mother Bertha Thomas Willis Lewis which is excerpted from {#3} three sheet "My Mother" a longer essay by Davis regarding her mother Bertha Thomas Willis Lewis; {#4} single sheet "The Burning of the Latter-Day Saint Chapel on Harkers Island on the Night of Jan. 16, 1906;" four sheet "History of the Latter-Day Saint Church on Harkers Island.".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. pp 146. Light volume - shipping charge will be reduced at processing stage. 'Richard Davis was born on a farm in Our Lady's Island, county Wexford on 25th February 1947 . This book charts his family and farming history, his love of life, friendship and family and his involvement in the rural community in which he lives. It also reveals details of a life less ordinary, a psychic gift that has meant contact with a dimension few of us are privy to . He recounts in particular that a child named Frances Emily had on his life and that of his family and tells how this particular experience has led to him finding the courage to finally become more open about his ability.' Signed by all three involved in the production of the book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. 177, [19] pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ; ISBN 9780918949158, 9780918949165, 0918949157, 0918949165 ; OCLC 23654014 ; LCCN 91013828 ; LOC No PS509.W6 W47 1991 ; Dewey 810.8/03520565/082 ; beige cloth in color pictorial dustjacket ; This enchanting collection of fiction, poetry, and photographs evokes the beauty, humor, and courage of women living in their later years. More than 1.7 million copies have been sold, thanks to its universal message of aging as a natural gift of life. Winner of the American Booksellers Book of the Year Honors Award (1991), and two Benjamin Franklin Awards: for design and content, literature (1988), and for excellence and innovation in marketing, literature (1992), When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple has been applauded for its honest and inspiring approach to the much neglected topic of aging. When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple has created a network of support and encouragement: the sixty-plus men and women whose work is included, the readers who have taken the time to share how the book has touched their lives, and the booksellers who have so graciously recommended it to buyers. Stories and poems such as Warning, Like Mother, Like Daughter, Love at Fifty, Near Places, Far Places, and Dear Paul Newman tell of the endearing moments of joy -- and passion -- to be found in the rich and varied world of midlife and beyond. This award-winning anthology has earned a word-of-mouth popularity because, as the Los Angeles Times said, the time is ripe for such a message. ; Contents: Warning / Jenny Joseph -- Sitty Victory / Vicky Salloum -- Grandma sits down / Rick Kempa -- Aunt Marie at 99 / Tom Benediktsson -- Here, take my words / Karen Brodine -- The trouble was meals / Elizabeth Bennett -- Like mother, like daughter / Susan S. Jacobson -- Near places, far places / Sarah Barnhill -- The changes / Fionna Perkins -- For my mother / Michele Wolf -- A place for mother / Joanne Seltzer -- Birthday portrait in muted tones / Dori Appel -- Old woman / Billie Lou Cantwell -- A woman at forty / Enid Shomer -- New Directions / Susan A. Katz -- Late autumn woods / Rina Ferrarelli -- Athlete growing old / Grace Butcher -- Body / Lillian Morrison -- I know the mirrors / Janice Townley Moore -- Investment of worth / Terri L. Jewell -- Gracefully Afraid / Mary Anne Ashley -- Words never spoken / Doris Vanderlipp Manley -- Clearing the path / Elisavietta Ritchie -- Dear Paul Newman / Marie Kennedy Robins -- Reaching toward beauty / Hyacinthe Hill -- Love at fifty / Marcia Woodruff -- A letter from Elvira / Bettie Sellers -- Tin of tube rose / Sandra Redding -- Survived by his wife / Margaret Flanagan Eicher -- Making the wine / Marisa Labozzetta -- Come to me / Sue Saniel Elkind -- Two willow chairs / Jess Wells -- Planting / Cinda Thompson -- Maybe at eighty? / S. Minanel -- Endurance / Fran Portley -- Becoming sixty / Ruth Harriet Jacobs -- Social security / Barbara Bolz -- Litany for a neighbor / Ellin Carter -- The wildcat / Catherine Boyd -- Out of the lion's belly / Carole L. Glickfeld -- Hurricane / Edna J. Guttag -- Oh, that shoe store used to be mine / Randeane Doolittle Tetu -- Tending the flock / Jennifer Lagier -- Livvy Caldwell / Barbara Nector Davis -- Translations / Margaret H. Carson -- To an old woman / Rafael Jesus Gonzalez -- The Pianist / Carolyn J. Fairweather Hughes -- Occupation / Bonnie Michael -- All the time / Michael Andrews -- Bag ladies in L.A. / Savina A. Roxas -- Glory / Charlotte Watson Sherman -- Old Women / Barbara Lau -- Bag ladies / Ruth Harriet Jacobs -- Endings / Lynn Kozma -- Last visit to grandmother / Enid Shomer -- Words for Alice after her death / Angela Peckenpaugh -- The thugs / Mura Dehn -- The coming of winter / Shirley Vogler Meister -- Post humus / Patti Tana -- Life's rainbow / Sheila Banani. ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition. 77 pgs. Very good- hardcover copy in blue cloth. Illustrations. (716).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Lillian Davis Terrill (illustrator). Stated First Edition. Very scarce copy of this children's story, set in West Texas in the early 1900's, SIGNED by both the AUTHOR and the ILLUSTRATOR. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Small closed tears on spine crown. Light shelfwear on panel corners and spine crown and heel.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 310 pages. 10.50x7.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Headpieces And Jacket By E. E. Thurston (illustrator). 1st Edition. Vii, 307 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.00, Wear, Small Losses At Corners, 2 3/4" X 1 1//2" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Rear Panel. Interesting Commentaries, Revealing About What Prominent Americans Thought Civilization Was (In 1930). However, The Beard Studies Omit Any Response From Any In The Great Masses Of The World Who Do Not Invent Or Manufacture, Nor Own Or Manage, The Technological Enterprises Which Are The Essence Of Technological Development, Which Is The Primary Concern Of These Respondents; Nor Has Any Study In The Succeeding 90 Years Attempted To Explore The Meaning Of Culture So Except In The Most Superficially Journalistic And Condescending Manner. But What Could Go Wrong? Aren't The Elites, After All, Elite? It Isn't Like Unprincipled Demagogues, Secure With All The Advantages Of Modern Technology, Would Incite Violence Amongst The Vast Majority, With Relatively Ever-Declining Options Ever-Declining Self-Esteem And Relatively Ever-Declining Standards Of Living. Why Bother Talking To Them To See Anything More Than Whether They Agree Or Not? And Who Will Ever Want To Read Ordinary People's Opinions When The Questions They're Asked Are Always Stupidly Closed-Ended And Never Followed Up By Why Etc.?

Condition: New. 2016. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . .

Hardback. Condition: New. 1st. This inspiring book introduces the psychologies of womanists and mujeristas-African American women and Latinas, respectively, who have a broad and inclusive approach to feminism and liberation. Womanist and mujerista values and worldviews emphasize resiliency, strength, activism, self-expression, creativity, spirituality/connection, self-definition, and liberation of all oppressed people. As opposed to much general psychology literature that pathologizes or marginalizes the experiences of African American women and Latinas, this book centralizes their experiences and unpacks the underexplored areas of their historical and contemporary ways of knowing and approaches to living. The chapters integrate findings from multiple disciplines to explore psychology, spirituality, creativity, activism, counseling, healing, research, and leadership from a womanist and mujerista perspective.

Condition: NEW.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 199 pages. Previous owner's name on inside cover. Very clean-no markings.

Condition: New. 2016. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New.