Orchises Press (131 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tolstoy's novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war. Inspired by the author's military service, Hadji Murad offers riveting views of warfare and treason, murder and vengeance, and behind-the-scenes political plotting. An uncharacteristically brief story by the creator of War and Peace, it voices Tolstoy's pacifist beliefs. This novella also provides a compelling depiction of the Caucasus, a mountainous territory between the Black Sea and the Caspian, prized for its strategic location and natural resources. Located at the crossroads of three empires -- Turkey, Persia, and Russia -- the region has long struggled with incursions by its neighbors and remains a troubled corner of the world to this day. Tolstoy's realistic pictures of life in a war zone raise enduringly relevant issues of life and death.…

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tolstoy's novella blends fiction and historical fact to portray a legendary Avar chieftain who switched sides in the nineteenth-century Russo-Caucasian war. Inspired by the author's military service, Hadji Murad offers riveting views of warfare and treason, murder and vengeance, and behind-the-scenes political plotting. An uncharacteristically brief story by the creator of War and Peace, it voices Tolstoy's pacifist beliefs. This novella also provides a compelling depiction of the Caucasus, a mountainous territory between the Black Sea and the Caspian, prized for its strategic location and natural resources. Located at the crossroads of three empires -- Turkey, Persia, and Russia -- the region has long struggled with incursions by its neighbors and remains a troubled corner of the world to this day. Tolstoy's realistic pictures of life in a war zone raise enduringly relevant issues of life and death.…

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by the author. Cyriaco Lopes (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint of 1899 edition published by Leonard Smithers.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. 62pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. BS3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stiff b&w pictorial wraps. Very slight spotting along top text block edge, essentially as issued. 70 pp. Inventory of Gotham Book Mart, NYC. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Stiff b&w pictorial wraps. Very slight spotting along top text block edge, essentially as issued. 70 pp. Inventory of Gotham Book Mart, NYC. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing with full number/letter line. Signed "Best Wishes- Joe Fontana 7/9/98" (year of publication) on the FULL title page. Unread Fine book in Fine dust jacket. Author's debut novel. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with Delivery Confirmation. NO remainder mark, NO previous owner markings or inscriptions, NOT price clipped, NOT a Book Club Edition, NOT an Ex-Lib. Dust jacket covered in protective clear wrapper. Signed.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. None. Signed by author on title page; Signed by Author fmc2%262D. Signed By Author.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. very clean softcover. no marks. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover, 64 pgs. Fine. A story of deserts and gardens, place and displacement, love, and losee, time and the timeless--one man's record of travel, a song of the self.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minor edge wear, minor creases, minor rubbed cover corner, very small bent page/cover corners. No writing. Very good. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. None. Signed by author on Title page with the following inscription: To Michael from Michael and all that jazz. ; 8.1 X 5.4 X 0.2 inches; 64 pages; Signed by Author fmc2%262D. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine condition. Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page to someone: "For ____ Best wishes Joe Fontana 11/5/98." Signed in the year of publication. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: vg+. 63 pages; 9" tall; black cover with color il on front. Peter Diemond, cover il (illustrator). Paperback.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Slight bump to lower page ends. ; Inscribed opposite the title page by the author of the preface, signed with first name only. ; 63 pages.

Paper Back. Condition: Good.