Isbn: 9780689120725 - japanese by spring (26 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Benjamin Chappie Puttbutt, a black juior professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London College, lusts after tenure and its glorious perks (including a house in the Oakland Hills). He spends most of his time trying to divine the ideological climate of the school and obligingly adapting his beliefs to it. When Puttbutt's mysterious Japanese tutor, who promises to teach him Japanese by spring, suddenly becomes the school's new president and appoints Puttbutt as academic dean, the fun really begins--for Puttbutt sets out to stir things up and settle old scores.Turning every contemporary political and social movement on its head--from feminism to nationalism to jingoism--this boistrois and irreverent novel manages to be by turns hilarious and totally serious.One of the funniest satires of university politics I've ever read. Ishmael Reed is funnier than Norman Mailer or Gore Vidal. --Leslie Marmon SilkoReed is, as always, an American original; a wiseguy whose wisdom is the real thing, --The Boston Sunday Globe.…

Hardback. Condición: Fair. Benjamin Chappie Puttbutt, a black juior professor at the overwhelmingly white Jack London College, lusts after tenure and its glorious perks (including a house in the Oakland Hills). He spends most of his time trying to divine the ideological climate of the school and obligingly adapting his beliefs to it. When Puttbutt's mysterious Japanese tutor, who promises to teach him Japanese by spring, suddenly becomes the school's new president and appoints Puttbutt as academic dean, the fun really begins--for Puttbutt sets out to stir things up and settle old scores.Turning every contemporary political and social movement on its head--from feminism to nationalism to jingoism--this boistrois and irreverent novel manages to be by turns hilarious and totally serious.One of the funniest satires of university politics I've ever read. Ishmael Reed is funnier than Norman Mailer or Gore Vidal. --Leslie Marmon SilkoReed is, as always, an American original; a wiseguy whose wisdom is the real thing, --The Boston Sunday Globe.…

Condición: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condición: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

hardcover. Condición: Very 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.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. Third Printing. Deckle Edge; 6 X 0.75 X 8.5 inches; 192 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have the tiniest bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service. Book.…

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Not Issued. First Edition. Uncorrected proof for first edition. Printed perfect-bound wraps. Unused copy with few faint spots of foxing on top edge. Near Fine condition. Reed's ninth published work of fiction.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscription by author on half-title page. DJ has very minor shelf wear, otherwise very good condition. Book is in very good condition with clean unmarked pages. BP/Fiction. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. BIshmael Reed, This regular size hardcover is SIGNED by Reed on the title page, and is as NEW in as NEW dj Blue spine, and green and other titles. Signed by Author(s).

Condición: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Advanced Reader's Copy of Ishmael's book, Japanese by Spring. A hilarious and ridiculous look at the oh so serious side of Academia. A little treasure by the Master. In very good condition.

First printing. 8vo, pp. 225. Paper over boards with cloth spine. About as new in dj. A novel.

Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Signed First Edition. Fine in fine dust jacket with author's inscription to half-title page. Association copy. Inscribed by the author.

Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Atheneum, 1993. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (21.7cm); illustrated dust jacket with $20.00 price intact; blindstamped blue boards and white cloth spine with red lettering; [x],225pp. Jacket lightly shelfworn with a bit of dust-soiling to surface; scattered light foxing to verso. Boards bowing a bit at fore-edge; light bumps at spine ends. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Signed by the author with brief inscription on full title.…

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear.; 8.30 X 5.80 X 1 inches; 192 pages.

Condición: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. 225pp. White cloth spine metallic red title and blue paper over boards. Green, blue and red Dust Jacket. SIGNED on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Hardcover.

Cloth. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. 225pp. White cloth spine metallic red title and blue paper over boards. Green, blue and red Dust Jacket. SIGNED on title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Review copy with publisher's materials laid in. Signed by the author on the title page. White cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. 225 pages. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 225 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good dust jacket. Spine blue with red lettering wrapped in white blocks and light blue lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, price uncut: "$20.00." Mild shelf wear and staining to boards. Mild sunning and soiling to text block. Interior pages clean. Inscribed by Reed on title page. Shelved HC Fiction. 1392916. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. DJ in archival cover.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minimal edgewear, light foxing to top page edges and the top edge of DJ curling outward. ISBN 0689120729. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition. Signed by Ishmael Reed directly on the title-page. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. Jerry Bauer (Jacket photo); Susan Newman (ilustrador). Signed by Author(s).