Devils Dictionary Selection Bitter Definitions by Ambrose Bierce (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Condition: Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 61 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial paper covered boards. Orange block coloured illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Erwin Schachner - Fritz Kredel (illustrator). 1st Edition. This offering is a set of three vintage books published by Peter Pauper Press, None of these three books published by Peter Pauper Press have dust jackets. Franklin's Autobiography was edited by C. Merton Babcock and illustrated by Erwin Schachner. This book was published - perhaps - in 1967 and appears to be a First Edition though it is not stated as such. The book is 4 1/2" by 7 3/8" and has 62 pages. It's a hard cover book in very good condition. The Devil's Dictionary (A Selection of the Bitter Definitions of Ambrose Bierce) was written by Ambrose Bierce and I can find no mention of the person who did the two-color illustrations/decorations. The book is 4 1/2" by 7 1/2" and has 61pages and is in good + condition. Oscar Wilde Epigrams was written by Oscar Wilde and illustrated by Fritz Kredel. The book is 4 1/2" by 7 1/2" and has 62 pages and is in good condition. All three books appear to be First editions though they're not stated as such. All three books would make great little gifts . . . meaningful yet interesting. You won't pay an arm and a leg . . . but they're not free either. Thank you!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ambrose Bierce's satirical dictionary is called The Devil's Dictionary because of his approach to the book The book ridicules religion, politics, and common human practices, which can be interpreted as criticizing societal norms and what people perceive as correct.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed with creasing around the edges. The boards are edge rubbed with knocked corners. The binding is secure. Ink inscription from a previous owner on the front end page. No other inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Good -. Dustjacket has wear, chipping at spine ends and flap folds, price clipped, spine ends missing, rubbed, light soils, worn at folds, covers are illustrated, light wear, light soils, flep upper corner has been cut away, light usage, The 3 R's is committed to saving the trees one leaf at the time!

LeatheBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 72. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1958 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 72.