Essays

Significant authors contribute essays about favorite overlooked books. Includes pieces from Arthur Danto, Jonathan Lethem, Toni Morrison, Francine ...

A fine first printing of this collection of Royko columns. A clean, tight copy in protective mylar. Hardcover, First Edition, 1st Printing. ISBN 05...

NF book (slight spine cock) in fine jacket. Essays by Kosinski, not previously published. First ed, second printing. Hardcover, First Edition. ISBN...

From the author of the well-received memoir The Road to Coorain. The author's story continues in this equally well-crafted memoir. Fine in a nf jac...

A very nice, clean first printing of May Sarton's musings on aging. Fine in a very nearly fine jacket (maybe a touch of shelfwear). Cloth, First Ed...

Anthology of essays ranging divided into three groups chronologically. Owner's name to front endpaper, some check marks to Table of Contents, other...

Intriguing work by a gay, Jewish doctor, who tells of coping with anti-semitism and the beginnigs of the AIDS epidemic. Framed by the pictures of R...

Hilarious collection of Christmas essays from humorist and NPR favorite David Sedaris, including Santaland Diaries. Near fine in fine jacket. State...

A collection of essays on wide ranging topics (the final essay in the book gives it its title). A near fine copy with a likely remainder stamp to t...

First printing of a collection of columns from beloved Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko. Near fine (remainder mark) in a fine jacket, protect...

Very nice first pirnting of this look at how the desires of women are shaped by culture. Fine in a NF jacket, with a just a bit of shelfwear. Hardc...

Nice clean copy of this moving book by noted essayist--written in the aftermath of her husband's sudden death. Near fine in like jacket. Not price ...

Kingsolver's best known essay collection, including a widely diverse set of pieces. Near fine in a VG jacket. Jacket has minimal wear save for crea...

Quite nice copy, near fine in like jacket. Four essays by Wilde, The Critic as Artist; Pen, Pencil and Poison; The Decay of Lying; The Truth of Mas...

From the "University Classics" Series. Book good, no jacket. Split to binding at top of spine, Gilt lettering on spine badly faded, internally clea...

Very nice copy of the author's collection of essays on authors from Dante and Voltaire to Borges, Sebald, and Rushdie. First U.S. fine in a near fi...

First edition, aside from previous limited edition. Book is fine, appears unread. Jacket graded Good: shows rubbing, has significant scuff mark on ...

A very nice copy of Mathiessen's book detailing his travels in Africa in the late 70s and 80s. Fine in a like jacket. First printing. Hardcover, Fi...

Another collection of diverting essays from the author of The Orchid Thief. This focuses on Orlean's varied travels. Pieces on Japan, world music i...

First printing of this, Fisher's look at Marseille. NF, small stain to bottom edge, in a VG jacket. Some light creasing to jacket and slight discol...

Nice first British copy of this book-length essay from a well known British writer's experiences traveing the Mississippi River. Jacket near fine (...

Odd conceit for a book, this collects all of Fisher's prefaces for various books--her own and others', along with brief re-introductions to each on...

Gopnik's highly regarded memoir about life with his wife and child in Paris. This is a first printing, overall VG in a like jacket. Slight lean to ...

This Theroux offering takes the reader on another set of journeys to out of the way places, and into the mind of the writer himself. Near fine in a...