Ralph gladstone (5 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Underlining and notes in ink to some pages.; The Complete Greek Tragedies; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Underlining and notes in ink to some pages.; The Complete Greek Tragedies; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

81 pp.; 20.8 x 14.8 cm.; black-and-white; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed "The Supermale" a novel by Alfred Jarry, translated from the french by Ralph Gladstone and Barbara Wright. Introduction by Barbara Wright. "'The Supermale' ('Le Surmâle') by Alfred Jarry first published in French in 1902, is a disturbing yet hilarious vision of the future (the 1920s!). Jarry, most famous for his uproarious play Ubu Roi, here combines fin-de-siécle love of posing with Gargantuan sexual excess, in a short novel whose black humor in many ways anticipates the surrealists and such disparate writers as Queneau and Genet. Choosing to test man's potential in the sexual arena, Jarry has created a remarkable piece of bittersweet erotica, comic in its wit and deliberate pretension, and poignant in the Supermale's conclusion: 'Assiduous lovemaking leaves no time to experience love." -- publisher's statement. Jacket design by Gertrude Huston. Fine. Dust-jacket and book both in Fine condition, clean and unmarked.…

Zustand: Fine. Handsomely bound collection of "modern" essays, illustrated with portraits of each author "in permanent photography." A late Victorian production meant for a casual literary audience, anthologizing some of the most respected critics of the era: Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Compensation" (first his first book of ESSAYS), De Quincey's "Conversation," Washington Irving's "The Mutability of Literature," Thomas Carlyle's "On History," and more. What distinguishes it from many others of its kind in this era is the inclusion of photographic portraits of each contributor (including photographs of paintings or drawings for those whose photos were never taken). This particular copy further boasts a beautifully finished full morocco binding by Bickers & Son. A stunning representative of the era. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Contemporary full navy crushed morocco by Bickers & Son, triple-gilt rules and elaborate floral border, raised bands, gilt-stamped spine. Gilt edges, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Illustrated with 12 photographic portraits of contributors. With half title. [10], 395, [1] pages. Ink owner name dated 1897. Only a few traces of rubbing. …