Lowrey Burling (25 results)
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Best Books And Antiques, Chandler, TX, U.S.A.Best Books And Antiques
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Fair copy, dust jacket shows heavy wear with multiple tears and chipping. Off white cloth boards shows moderate wear, binding is square. Previous owner's name written on bottom edge of pages and the front paste down. Pages and text are clean with no writing or tears. Langu…age: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.
Published by Harcourt, Brace 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Crotchety Rancher's Books, Dalton Gardens, ID, U.S.A.Crotchety Rancher's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ivory cloth boards with an orange and a pink jester on face and silver lettering on spine. Gold end papers. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. The dust jacket has been clipped and is within a protective mylar sleeve. An anthology. This colle…ction of parodies of major twentieth century writers takes the reader on a witty excursion into an art that is one of the most difficult to execute, and, when done well, is truly memorable.
Published by NY: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1960. 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Sara Armstrong - Books, Cedarville, CA, U.S.A.Sara Armstrong - Books
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304pp, (5.5 x 8.5 inches), errata slip tipped in at title page. Near Fine/Very Good, hardcover with dust jacket. Book is crisp and tight, corners sharp, no markings. The DJ is rubbed, lightly soiled. edgewear with chipping to corners and ends of DJ spine. Nothing deeper than 1/4 inch. Parodies of Twentieth century authors, over…50 examples.
Published by Harcourt January 1960 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.Dunaway Books
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Published by Harcourt Brace
- Softcover
Seller: Books End Bookshop, Syracuse, NY, U.S.A.Books End Bookshop
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. DJ spine sunned; 8.20 X 5.80 X 1.40 inches.
Published by Harcount, Brace & Co. 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc., State College, PA, U.S.A.Webster's Bookstore Cafe, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Good+ dj. Book is in VG- to G+ condition with slight darkening to the spine. DJ is rubbed along the spine with light chipping.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Company, New York 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.Top Notch Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. White cloth boards tanning, minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Twentieth Century Parody: American and British
Lowrey, Burling (Editor); Introduction By Benchley, Nathaniel
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.UHR Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good +. Moderately worn dust jacket; a nice copy of book. Book.
Published by Harcourt Brace 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.Blue Awning Books
Contact seller2-star sellerhardcover. Condition: Good. DJ: Good. 304 pp. 5 5/8 x 8 7/8. Beige cloth covered boards, stamped in red and ornage on front; in silver on spine. White and orange dj, faded at spine.
Language: English
Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.NWJbooks
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. White tweed covers. 8vo, 317 pages. 59 parody essays.
Language: English
Published by Harcourt, Brace 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.Callaghan Books South
Contact seller4-star sellerCloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Good. Intro. by Nathaniel Benchley. White burlap cloth badly soiled on long front and back edges--soiled, small orange and purple jester heads near top front right, 304 heavier lightly browned pages. DJ colorful with list of contributors on front and back, badly soiled, inside…and out--treated. DJ and book, both Near Good.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Co., NY 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Dick's Book Barn, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.Dick's Book Barn
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: VG/g; dj shows some soil and s. Hardcover, 304 p, White boards foxed.
More imagesPublished by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.The Parnassus BookShop
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Errata slip tipped in at Title Page. Anthology compiled by Burling Lowrey. Introduction by Nathaniel Benchley. White burlap binding with silver titles on spine, re…d and orange clown heads on front, quite clean and unmarked; tight, solid and square; page edges and pages clean, unmarked, no page creasing. An outstanding collection of a witty excursion into an art that is difficult to execute--the parady, or a spoof, a humorous imitation, to make fun of in good spirit. Some masters of this art included here are Max Beerbohm, John Riddell, Robert Benchley, James Thurber, Wolcott Gibbs, Richard Mallett, and Peter De Vries. Their "victims" range from Conrad to Kerouac. They include novelists, dramatists, critics, and historians. Satire is also used on books of adventure, the western, and historical romance. 304 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. 1960, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, New York, USA.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Odd Volume Bookstore, JACKSON, TN, U.S.A.Odd Volume Bookstore
Contact seller3-star sellerHardback. Condition: Good/Good Dj. 1st Edition. 8vo Errata Slip tipped in at title page.

Language: English
Published by Harcourt 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Books & Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.Books & Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition with a mylar wrapped dust jacket.
More imagesPublished by Harcourt, Brace and Company 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.Southampton Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1960. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with errata slip on title page. Dust jacket is very good with shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING…! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Introduction by Nathaniel Benchley. Octavo. xv, 304pp. Tanned spine, else near fine in a very good dust jacket with moderately worn and rubbed wrappers, and a tanned spine with small chips and tears at the crown. Errata slip affixed on the title pa…ge correcting Mel Brooks as the author of "Death to a Salesman.".
Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Catron Grant Books, Rio Rancho, NM, U.S.A.Catron Grant Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Stated First Edition. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1960 304 pp with an introduction by Nathanial Benchley. Title page has an erratum slip attached correcting the authorship of a Mel Brooks piece. Parodies of fiction and non-fiction, dramas, and literary criti…cism by Max beerbohm, Robert Benchley, Cyril Connolly, Peter De Vries, John Updike, Woolcott Gibbs, S.J. Perelman, Edmond Wilson, Frank Sullivan and James Thurber among many others. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Cream-colored cloth boards with stamped silver spine and pink and orange jesters is G, clean except for slight darkening along edges. DJ is intact bit soiled, bumped and chipped. In mylar jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (Parodies, Literature Collections) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1960 1960
Seller: Aeolian Books, Marysville, WA, U.S.A.Aeolian Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCloth. Near Fine/Very Good. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv + 304 pages.

Language: English
Published by Harcourt Brace, New York, NY 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.Fireproof Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 304 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Ellen Raskin. With an introduction by Nathaniel Benchley. Errata slip attached to the title page correcting the authorship of a Mel Brooks piece. Parodies of fiction and non-fiction, dramas, and l…iterary criticism by Max Beerbohm, Robert Benchley, Cyril Connolly, Peter De Vries, John Updike, Woolcott Gibbs, S.J. Perelman, Edmond Wilson, Frank Sullivan, Richard Mallett, John Updike and James Thurber. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy. Raskin, Ellen (illustrator).
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Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.Glands of Destiny First Edition Books
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Condition: Very Good. Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & Co., NY., 1960. First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE+ hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. Price-clipped. Errata slip laid in. Not remainder marked. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe my…lar protective sleeves.
Published by Harcourt Brace & Co., New York 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Near Fine to Fine. Fiine. First American Edition. Very nice copy signed by John Updike on title page. Unmarked otherwise, tight and square. Introduction by Nathaniel Benchley. Updike does a parody of "On the Road" on page 114. Includes parodies written by Max Beerbohm, E.B. White, Peter De Vries, S. J. Pere…lman, Edmund Wilson, etc. No flaws. In mylarr. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by John Updike.

Twentieth Century Parody : American and British
Lowrey, Burling - editor / Nathaniel Benchley - introduction
Published by Harcourt, Brace, New York 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Alhambra Books, Edmonton, AB, CanadaAlhambra Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 304 pp, errata slip tipped-in. Dj rubbed, chips and tears at edges. Boards have lightly bumped corners. Leaves a little yellowed.
Twentieth Century Parody : American and British : An Anthology
Lowrey, Burling (compiler); Nathaniel Benchley (intro.); John Updike, James Thurber, Max Beerbohm, E.B. White, S.J. Perelman, Cyril Connolly, Mel Brooks, et al. (contributors)
Published by Harcourt Brace, New York 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, CanadaTony Power, Books
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£ 21.87
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. | Very good+ in a lightly soiled VG+ dustjacket (mylar-protected), with errata slip bound in. Includes Updike's Kerouac On The Road parody, Cyril Connolly's Aldous Huxley, Mel Brooks' Death of a Salesman, etc.