James irby introduction (2 Ergebnisse)

dj. First Edition. [Philosophy] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, publisher Charles Levier's copy. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xviii; 205 [1]. Publisher's light grey cloth, grey label with silver titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket priced at $4.75 to front flap. Grey endpapers. Internally bright and clean, Charle's Levien's ownership signature to front flyleaf, dated 1969. Top edge toned. Cloth gently foxed. Toning and light spotting to jacket. Mild edgewear with a few closed tears. A collection of highly creative philosophical essays that raise unusual questions, such as, did Shih Huang Ti build the Great Wall of China and burn all books written before his time for the same purpose.…

dj. First American Edition. First American edition. Signed by Jorge Luis Borges on the series half title; scholar and translator Robert Lima's copy. Lima wrote the first critical work on Borges in English. Rare black-and-white press photo of Borges from 1967 laid in; "Return to Bob Lima" written by him on the verso in pencil. xviii, 205 pp. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with gray and silver spine lettering. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with trivial wear and toning. A collection of essays by the famous Argentinian author, one of his early works to be translated into English. Signed.…