Long Tide by Krey Laura (25 results)

Cloth. Condition: Reading Copy. No Jacket. 1845 Texas. Map endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair to Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. Fiction: A hardcover historical novel about the beginnings of Texas. The front cover is separating from the book, the flap copy has been pasted down and partially torn off and the author's afterward on the last page has been taped together.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. John Alan Maxwell (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Wraps have light wear. Pages are clean with no markings in text. Glued binding on vintage paperbacks may be brittle. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1940, 642pp, cloth, soiling to pg edges, tears & edge wear to dj, some pencil marks to front papers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Green w/red lettering. Shelfwear head and heel, mild general wear. Map decorated endpapers. Text clean, tight, bright, no marks. Decorated throughout by John Allan Maxwell. Unclipped DJ battered, tattered, chipped and torn, pieces missing, but still intact.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing. A VG+ copy in a VG dust jacket with the price of $2.75 intact on the front flap. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Pages are yellowing. DJ has light chipping, folding, and wear. Spine has faded.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Previous owner's name & bookplate in the book.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Spine toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. 1st Edition. In green cloth. A couple long tape repairs to back of jacket. Chipping to spine ends of jacket. Owner name.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor wear, covers clean, spine sunned. Binding tight and text unmarked. Fiction. Stax.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. First Edition. Very Good+/Good. Clean green cloth boards with reddish brown lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square. Illustrated endpapers (drawing and map). Pages are clean and bright. Red top stained edges. Previous owner name on half-title. 642 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, but has tear along front spine fold (taped on back side), rubbing to edges. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Historical novel of Texas during the reconstruction period. 8vo. Historical Novel.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. First edition. Presentation copy. Signed by author on half title "To Arta Kacken with pleasant recollections". Spine lightly, evenly sunned. No dust jacket. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Used. In the glorious year of 1968, when bell-bottoms and psychedelic patterns were all the rage, Laura Krey decided to throw her hat into the literary ring with her audaciously titled novel, "On The Long Tide." What might you expect from a title that evokes images of endless ocean waves and perhaps a hint of philosophical pondering? Perhaps a tale that ebbs and flows like the tides themselves, or a narrative that washes over you with the grace of a gentle sea breeze? Spoiler alert: you?d be wrong. This book is less about the romance of the sea and more about the hilariously convoluted relationships and existential musings of its characters, all performed against a backdrop that could only be described as ?vaguely nautical.? Imagine, if you will, a cast of characters who seem to have been plucked from a misfit?s convention, each with quirks that would make even the most seasoned socialite raise a bemused eyebrow. You might find a reclusive fisherman who talks to his nets as if they?re long-lost friends, a poet who carries a bottle of seawater everywhere he goes, and a woman whose obsession with marine life makes her an unlikely expert on mollusks. Their lives, intertwined like the tangled seaweed that adorns the shore, unfold in a manner that is far from linear. You?ll find yourself wondering if it?s the tides that are long or if it?s the narrative itself that refuses to get to the point. But wait, there?s more! The prose is buoyed by Krey?s penchant for the peculiar, crafting sentences that twist and turn like a ship lost in a storm. You can almost hear the creaking of the wood and smell the briny air as you navigate her idiosyncratic style. It is a wild ride, often leaving readers wondering if they?re drifting out to sea or merely taking a leisurely stroll along the sand. Each chapter is a wave that may crash down upon you with surprising force or gently lap at your feet, depending on Krey?s whims. And who knows? There might even be a philosophical musing or two about the futility of human existence mixed in with discussions about the best way to prepare calamari. As you delve deeper into "On The Long Tide," prepare for the unexpected. You might encounter existential crises that arise during a fishing trip, or a romance that blossoms not under the moonlight but rather next to a pile of discarded lobster traps. Krey?s characters are not just swimming in the sea of life; they?re flailing about like inexperienced swimmers, unsure of whether they?re competing in the Olympics or merely trying to avoid drowning in their own melodrama. If you?re lucky, you might even spot Krey?s attempts at depth?metaphorical or otherwise?peeking through in the form of clumsy symbolism about the relationship between man and nature. Or perhaps it?s just her way of justifying the odd tangents her characters go on. Whichever it may be, "On The Long Tide" is a delightfully chaotic exploration of the absurdity of human connections, wrapped in a rather nautical package that may or may not have been inspired by a week-long vacation gone awry. Condition: Used, yet still brimming with that vintage charm that only a second-hand book can offer. Expect some yellowing pages and perhaps a faint whiff of the sea?speculative, of course, since it may also be a lingering odor from the previous owner?s fish-and-chips binge. This book is for those who appreciate character-driven chaos and enjoy deciphering the delightful oddities of mid-century literature. In conclusion, if you find yourself yearning for a literary experience that combines the absurdity of life with the unpredictable nature of the ocean, look no further. "On The Long Tide" is waiting for you, much like a slightly battered lifeboat from the 1960s?ready to take you on a journey that may or may not lead to enlightenment. Just be sure to grab your sense of humor and a life vest, because you?re in for a ride with Crappy Old Books!

Hardcover without dust jacket. Condition: Acceptable. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDAcceptable hardcover; 8 vo; 642 pages; tanned pages; tips bumped; frayed pages; sticker on front end free page; pencil writing on front end free page; prompt shipping with tracking.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Good dust jacket. (Fiction, Texas, Historical Fiction).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Date on title page per Houghton Mifflin convention. Fine hardback in near fine, if not near fine plus or fine dust jacket ($2.75). Dust jacket has minor, if not very minor fading to spine and 5/8 inch closed tear to bottom edge of front panel near fore-edge fold and 3/8 inch closed tear to top edge of rear panel near spine. Only trivial additional signs of age/wear/previous use to book and dust jacket, primarily to edges of dust jacket.

First Edition. Story of the birth of Texas and the Americans who lived there during its independence. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket with closed tears to edges of front panel, shelf wear to spine ends and corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. John Alan Maxwell (illustrator). First Edition. Texas author. Scarce in dj. Mylar dj protector included.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; maroon top-stain; 642pp. Tight, straight and unmarked, with top-stain deep and unfaded; Near Fine. In the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.75 on front flap), lightly sunned and edge-rubbed with a short closed tear to upper margin of front panel; Very Good. An epic novel of Texas in the years following the Mexican War, set in the Brazos River Valley.