macshane frank edited (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good +. 1st Printing. 5 x 8 inches. 1199 pages. Condition of the book is Near Fine, looks new on all points. Dust jacket is Very Good+, very light surface wear. Fic. STK.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. 1st Printing. 6 x 9 in. 1076 pagres. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minimal shelf wear, covers have s few teensy spots. Binding tight and text unmarked. Slipcase is VERY GOOD ; mild wear, clean but rubbed. Fic. Stax.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First American edition. Octavo. 267pp. Brown paper boards. Boards very slightly bowed else near fine in a fine dust jacket.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in lightly soiled wrappers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First edition. 501pp. Foxing on the page edges thus very good in a near fine dust jacket with some edgewear and toning.

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. 94pp. Fine. Fiction, essay, poems and reviews by K.C. Frederick, Ron Pullins, Reynolds Price, M.L. Rosenthal, Daniel Abse, Madeline DeFrees, Frederick Feirstein, Alexander Kuo, James Lewisohn, Richard Schramm, David Jeddie Smith, and Frank MacShane. "Poem Doctrinal and Exemplary to a Nation: A Reading of *Samson Agonistes*" by Reynolds Price.

Original Wraps. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition - published simultaneously with a hardback edition. With a seven page introduction by the editors. Translated from the Spanish by Frank Macshane. Preceded by the first American edition which was published by E.P. Dutton in 1973. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers. Edges of covers just lightly rubbed and creased. Spine faded. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. ***198mm x 132 mm. 173 pages including index to rear. ***'In 1971 Borges was invited to preside over a series of seminars on his writing at Columbia University. This book is a record of those seminars, which took the form of informal discussions between Borges, Norman Thomas di Giovanni, his editor and translator, Frank MacShane, head of the department of creative writing at Columbia, and the students. ***The book is divided into three separate sections: on prose, poetry, and translation. ---Borges is probably the supreme verbal craftsman alive today. This book provides a revealing insight into the inspiration and method of his writing. (Quote taken from the back cover) ***First impression of the wrappers issue of the first UK edition. Both the hardcover and wrappers issues are uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 501 pg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 288 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.