Randall jarrell introduction (13 résultats)

Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Tight spine w/o a crease, clean covers with some shelf wear and wear around the edges, no highlighting or marginal notes. This volume is in good shape with a critical introduction by Frederick J. Hoffman. Ships ASAP with USPS tracking.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Reprint. Boards (HB) in very good condition with slight soiling to page edges. owner name and address inside top cover and small brown spot on very tip of about 2 dozen pages. Dust jacket in good condition with chips, small enclosed tears and price clipped. The novel tells the story of a highly dysfunctional family, the Pollits. The naïve egoism of the eponymous Sam Pollit overwhelms his family, especially his wife Henny and eldest daughter Louie. The family is not wealthy, a situation exacerbated by Sam's idealism, Henny's accumulated debts, and the terrible rift between the couple. Stead details the parents' marital battles and the various accounts of the blended family's affections and alliances. It was not until a reissue edition in 1965, with an introduction by poet Randall Jarrell, that it found widespread critical acclaim and popularity.527 pages.…

Oversized Hardcover. Etat : Good. Illus. By Albrecht Dürer (illustrateur).

Hardcover. Etat : G-. First Edition First Printing. Lovely collection of 3 relatively unknown fairy tales by the German author & scholar L. Bechstein, translated with a new Introduction by poet Randall Jarrell. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1962, this oversized hardcover is one of a series of "Marvelous Tales" issued by Macmillan in the early 1960s, each with Commentary by a famous author, & beautifully illustrated in soft watercolor designs by different artists--here, Italian Ugo Fontana. Condition is downgraded to only Good- (minus): generally quite clean, with the occasional spot or smudge. Binding secure, but paper covering to spine is completely missing at both ends, about 2"-3". The original acetate covering is torn & peeling in many places. Inside, the pages are creamy white, colors bright. Former owner's name & address inside both front & back covers, else unmarked.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" image of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time) ship that same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day. SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or any international shipping without pre-approval of extra (at least double) shipping charges per USPS rates. Fontana, Ugo (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pictorial Wraps. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. Collection of poetry by William Carlos Williams. With an introduction by Randall Jarrell. Enlarged Edition. A New Directions Paperbook, NDP131. Sixth printing. Slight handling wear, mild marginal toning, tiny ink check marks to some titles on contents pages, otherwise a nice clean tight solid softcover copy. xviii + 174pp.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine in Fine dust jacket. 8vo. Jarrell died in 1965 at the age of 51, yet he created a body of work that secured his position as one of the century's leading American men of letters. Although he saw himself chiefly as a poet, publishing a number of books of poetry, he also left behind a comic novel, four children's books, numerous translations, letters and four collections of essays. Edited by Brad Leithauser. Draws from these four essay collections, reminding us that Jarell the poet was also, in the words of Robert Lowell, 'a critic of genius.'.…

paperback. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Reprint trade edition full cloth hard cover with dust jacket. Tight and unmarked with some light soiling. 527pp. Introduction by Randall Jarrell. Dust jacket is rubbed, with a small pale coffee stain at spine heel. Offered in new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.…

First edition, first printing. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author. Original tan cloth with brown lettering to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean except for two underlined sentences in the introduction. In the good dustwrapper, rubbed to edges and extremities, which is broken at the rear fold between the spine and rear panel. There is a horizontal tear to the center of the spine panel, and a six centimeter tear along the (now quite delicate) fold between the front panel and flap. Moderate loss to upper and lower spine with nicks and loss to outer corners. Owner's note to the front flap explaining that the volume was "Given me by / J. Laughlin [the publisher and founder of New Directions] at / Norfolk --- / August 28, 1950". Inscribed and dated by the author in black ink to the front free endpaper, "Bob Wilson / in memory of a / good jaw / mostly by me / (in memory of Socrates) / William Carlos Williams / 1/29/50". This collection was published March 1949 in an edition of 3591 copies. (Wallace A28). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.…