Man Motion by Mewshaw Michael (16 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: 0.

Mewshaw, Michael, Man in Motion, Random House, New York, 1970, first edition / first printing, A sharply observed literary thriller by Michael Mewshaw, following a restless protagonist caught between continents and identities. Set against a backdrop of intrigue and dislocation, this novel explores moral ambiguity, personal reinvention, and the high cost of freedom. Tense, intelligent, and atmospherically rendered. very good in a very good unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. A couple of staple holes on the top corner of the FFEP. The dust jacket shows some light handling, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 247pp.

hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. New York. 1970. September 1970. Random House. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 248 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph by Derrick Te Paske. keywords: American Literature. DESCRIPTION - Twenty-six and still in conflict with his family, his surroundings, his girl and himself, Walker Hawley moves simply to move, depending upon motion for release, if not discovery. His sports car acts as an extension of this urge to escape. Having written, as an undergraduate, one highly praised short story, Walker has labeled himself 'writer,' trusting this meager title to protect him from the realization that since he has been out of college, he has produced nothing, written or otherwise. Although he is a mixture of seriousness and frivolity, sense and nonsense, he is perceptive enough to know he is in trouble and to be looking for a way out. A large part of the story concerns his trip West in a cozy TR-3 with Lila Caine, who answers, first, his advertisement for a driving companion, and then a few other questions, which Walker was not aware he'd asked. Soon they are spending more time in motels than on the road, but after a series of bizarre adventures and minor disasters, the sexual marathon ends in Mexico, where Walker, minus his car, finally comes to a decision. Michael Mewshaw displays a broad range of talents in leading his characters from experiences of low comedy to an aching recognition of the delusions of youth and freedom. If there are moments of biting satire, the tone remains good-humored, bawdy, even hilarious, as he attempts through laughter to find a way of dealing with what Walker has learned. inventory #8743 Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing. The author's first book, a novel about a young man, 26, unmoored from society, who calls himself a writer on the basis on one published short story, and who moves just to keep moving. He heads West in his sports car, with a young woman who answered his ad for a driving companion, but soon they are spending more time in motels than on the road. 247 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket ('H' stamped on front endpaper, some edgewear to the dj, chipping at ends of spine).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. Green Cloth Covers decorated with silver lettering; edges of covers are lightly sunned; book edges are lightly soiled/darkened by age; White Endpapers; free front endpaper has a purple "H" in a circle stamped on it; book interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 247 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is clean andb bright; dustjacket front panel has a closed tear near upper spine gutter and white rear panel has a small closed tear/chip at upper left corner.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. . Some wear from use. Good used book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very top and bottom of the boards sunned, else a clean, tight, unmarked, fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. 247 p. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good plus/ just some shelf-rubbing and the pages are a little uneven at the ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Inscribed, "to / Leo and Janie / with best wishes and the / memory of a wonderful evening / Michael Mewshaw / 6/11/71" on the front free endpaper. A near fine copy (the green binding has begun to fade along the edges and on the spine, as if sunned; I have another copy also fading; I suspect all copies are similar) in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed By the Author.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. First Edition. In dustjacket. Green fabric with stamped, silver lettering to front cover and spine. Author's first book. "The harrowing, calamitous, funny, touching flight of a guilt-eaten young man--from the rank unweeded garden of an unloving home in wintry Washington to Mexico (even ranker) and back home to find the bluebird. Walter Hawley was raised with the family Murdoch in Cottage City (as ungainly as it sounds). He was the product of his mother Iris' first marriage, and Iris, now in a mental institution, alternately curses and smothers him. His sister cordially hates him and his beloved stepfather, Daddy Dick, has withdrawn into a beery romance with TV football. Walker himself suffers from a paralysis of will brought on by all the calls he had put up with and did not want--God and the Catholic Church, Mother, his nice little girlfriend Dede's desire for marriage, the inner directive to write. But when Daddy Dick, in an alcoholic haze, stumbles to his death, Walker flees into the snowy night in his trusty Tr-3, California-bound with voluptuous Lila as a passenger. By the time the trip is over in Mexico, Walker has effused guilt from every orifice. In fact the motel-dotted journey is a gala performance of intestinal agonies and increasingly distressful couplings with Lila, trailed by a brace of college cut-ups. He returns home--the one narrow path left open--to marry Dede and represent those who measured their lives in terms of things lost. Young beatitudes in a vision of Cottage City--and all of a piece." Very Good in Good dustjacket. Some folding, ripping, and sunning to dustjacket. Sunning to back cover and top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated "For Roy with much gratitude for tennis and talk. Best wishes" with place name by the author on the first free endpaper. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete numberline (ending in 2, per Random House custom at the time). Dust jacket has slight edgewear and a closed tear, now in protective mylar sleeve. Book has toning to the pageblock and bruising to the base of the spine. The debut novel by the William Rainey Prize-, Fulbright Fellowship-, Wallace Stegner Fellowship-, Carr Collins Award-, Carr Collins Award-, Investigative Journalist of the Year-, and Independent Bookseller's Award-winning author of "Year of the Gun", "Lying with the Dead", and the nonfiction work "The Lost Prince: A Search for Pat Conroy". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. First Edition Thus. Not price-clipped ($1.25 price on cover). Published by Ballantine, 1971. 12mo. Paperback. Code of 02441-9-125 on cover and spine. Orange stained page ends. Book is very good. Covers have some light shelf wear. Stamp on top page ends. Previous seller stamps and writing on first page. 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.

Condition: Fine. 1st ed.; fine condition, DJ good condition, some wear at corners and edges.

1970 STATED FIRST EDITION IN FINE CLEAN HARDCOVER WITH NEAR FINE BRIGHT JACKET-GREAT COPY OF THIS 1ST!!

Hardcover. Condition: About Fine. 1st Edition. Pretty copy of the author's first book, about fine with very minor offsetting to the pastedowns, in an about fine dw. Warmly INSCRIBED on the front end paper "to Jim and Gloria (Jones) with gratitude for their hospitality, Mike." Nice association copy! Signed by Author(s).