eli greifer (7 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Softcover with orange heavy stock paper wraps. Covers are soiled and stained, as are the page edges. There is some staining and soiling to the contents, but the text block is tight and the covers are complete. There is a musty odor to the book, though. ; Stated first edition with a run of 3,000 copies. The front cover has an alphabetical listing of some of the topics for Greifer's poetry and page numbers. On page two and continued on the inside of the rear cover is an index of first words and the ratings his "four blindfolded readers" gave each poem. The book is divided alphabetically into topics (eg "anger", "docility"). For each topic Greifer gives a few quotations from the "masters" (famous poets) and then his own poetry. Written just after WWII, there are a lot of poems concerning anti-semitism, racism, Nazis and hatred. Greifer (1902 - 1966) was considered to be an early proponent of using poetry as a therapeutic tool for treating patients with mental illness. ; 12mo 7 1/2" x 4 3/4"; 128 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The author dedicates the book to "All the enemies of love. Also against all innocuous, devitalized, dehumanized, ' Art for Art's sake' versifiers, who are poetry's enemies within the gate of Parnassus, who have usurped mankind's poetic realm of spiritual and intellectual beauty, and by the ostracism of human soul from its venerable kingdom of measured words, have converted poetry into a dreaded and shunned wilderness of sky, sea, and jungle, and led the slaves of perplexity into a metaphysical desert." DEFECTS: No dust jacket. Stained boards with bumped corners. Bookplate inside board: "Rex Edmunds." Used bookseller pencil marks on flyleaf. Blue ink cursive on second front flyleaf that states: "From Herman ???? 1959." Brown tonging of pages. Bookplate and title page offsetting to next page. Closed tears of pages (.75" top of page). Cursive pencil notation on title page, under publisher: "356 Bleecher St. NY C" DESCRIPTION: Red maroon boards. 1.5" x 2" glossy pastedown sticker approximately centered on front Board, with Black illustration of a prescription to the Lovelorn. Two gold stickers on spine with black lettering. Top sticker title and author. Bottom sticker author. Approx dimensions: 5.75" x 8.5" x .5" 60 pages (thick cardstock-like pages).

Zustand: Fair. INSCRIBED! New York: Remedy Rhyme Publications, 1942; Robert Vallon, 1935; Academy Publications, 1938. Sammelband, 3 volumes in one. "Giant Edition." Each book is a 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. Red cloth with black lettering, corresponding to Remedy Rhyme. Various paginations. Illustrations. Inscribed by author on front endpage. Near Good book. No dust jacket. Covers stained and discolored. "Remedy Rhyme" heavily toned. (Poetry, Inscriptions) Inquire if you need further information.