Saturday, December 17, 2011

This Week's Acquisitions

Another good hodgepodge of a week:

- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne (London: Hutchinson & Co., 1906). Green Hand.

- The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (Corgi Books, 1986). Green Hand.

- Jack Maggs by Peter Carey (Knopf, 1998). Green Hand.

- Treason's Harbour by Patrick O'Brian (W.W. Norton, 1992). Longfellow Books.

- The Far Side of the World by Patrick O'Brian (W.W. Norton, 1992). Longfellow Books.

- This is Not the End of the Book: A Conversation Curated by Jean-Philippe De Tonnac by Umberto Eco and Jean-Claude Carrière (Harvill Secker, 2011). Amazon (secondhand).

- The Death of King Arthur: The Immortal Legend by Thomas Malory; retold by Peter Ackroyd (Viking, 2011). Publisher.

- Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer by Wesley Stace (Picador, 2011). Amazon.

- Books: A Living History by Martyn Lyons (Getty, 2011). Publisher.

- Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books; edited by Leah Price (Yale University Press, 2011). Publisher.