The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen (193 results)

paperback. Condition: 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!

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Soft cover. Pocket paper back. Edge/shelf wear. Corner bumped. Pages and wraps toned with age. 3rd? printing [no number line]. Cover art [Lewis Deane]. V-21. Original price $1.45. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Fading to spine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.

Condition: Fair. 1962. Published in Penguin Books. 318 pages. Illustrated paper cover with lettering. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Minor water staining to top edges textblock. Binding remains firm. Paper covers have moderate edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and curling to corners. Lettering is bright and clear. Minor splits to spine ends and corners. Visible wear marks to covers.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.

Condition: Good. 1962. No edition remarks. 318 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Penguin Edition. Orange Penguin 1690,cover drawing by Paul Hogarth. Used,reading wear,spine creased,page edges browned,contents clean.

Condition: Good. 1962. Reprinted. 318 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Very good or better.

Condition: Good. Good condition. (fiction, england, young women) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 11th printing. London (Penguin) (1966). Pictorial wraps. Covers somewhat worn and light staining to edges, else very good.

Condition: Good. Hassall, Joan (illustrator). Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Erstwhile remainders w/little red Random House stamp on text blocks, jacketless, in Very Good condition & sold together. THE DEATH OF THE HEART, 12th printing, May 1978, 418pp, clean & tight, appears unread. "THE DEATH OF THE HEART is perhaps Elizabeth Bowen's best-known book. As she deftly and delicately exposes the cruelty that lurks behind the polished surfaces of conventional society, Bowen reveals herself as a masterful novelist who combines a sense of humor with a devastating gift for divining human motivations. [] In this piercing story of innocence betrayed set in the thirties, the orphaned Portia is stranded in the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half-brother's home in London.There she encounters the attractive, carefree cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and he fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reaason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea-side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic betrayal--and sets in motion one of the most moving and desperate flights of the heart in modern literature." [publisher copy] "A witty, lucid, and beautiful psychological novel. . . By far her best book."--The New Yorker. "Bowen is a major writer. . . She is what happened after Bloomsbury . . . the link that connects Virginia Woolf with Iris Murdoch and Muriel Spark."--Victoria Glendinning. THE COLLECTED STORIES OF ELIZABETH BOWEN, First American Edition 1981, Introduction by Angus Wilson, 784pp, slightly soiled spine & several ink spots on top edges of white boards, no interior markings, substantial Borzoi w/deckle edged pages. "This collection brings together seventy-nine magnificent stories written over the course of four decades. Vividly featuring scenes of bomb-scarred London during the Blitz, frustrated lovers, acutely observed children, and even vengeful ghosts, these stories reinforce Bowen's reputation as an artist whose finely chiseled narratives--rich in imagination, psychological insight, and craft--transcend their time and place." [publisher copy] "Quite simply one of the best short story writers who ever lived."--Newsweek. "Bowen's stories show the awesome capabilities of the English language and the surprise and mystery of the human soul."--Anne Tyler. "Bowen's stories are novels that have been split open like rocks and reveal the glitter of the naked crystals which have formed them."--V.S. Pritchett. "Richly reconfirms the extraordinary contribution Elizabeth Bowen has made to English letters."--Eudora Welty. Jacketless Knopf remainders w/brilliant corners & crisp edges; HEART has tight binding, STORIES binding is slightly sprung due to massive page count; both make a nice set.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. Taschenbuch - Schutzumschlag mit geringen Gebrauchsspuren - Papier gering gebräunt.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. 342pp. Marginalia on page 99, small light stains on wrappers, wrappers rubbed and creased, good only. A Vintage Book V-21.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Second printing of the Vintage edition. Good with slight water damage in edgeworn wrappers.

Condition: Good. 1948. Collected Edition. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Sunning to spine. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Some rubbing to the edges of the DJ, with a tear and creases to the bottom from edge, now protected in mylar wraps. DJ is clipped. Pages are clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is tight. BP/Fiction.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Wear/marking to cover. Foxing to page edges. Photograph available on request.

mass market paperback. Condition: acceptable; used. Prompt Shipment, in Boxes, Tracking First Editions are First Printings. . 12mo; 311 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; spine slanting; few slight nicks to cover edges; slight tear bottom edge front cover; tips bumped with slight fray; small amount of pencil number writing front blurb page by previous owner; tanning pages and inside covers; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.