Softcover. East Lansing, Michigan State University Press, reprint, 1997, East Lansing, Michigan State University Press, reprint, 1997, 238 pages. Softcover. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. . Record # 467453 Record # 467453
Hardcover. Hanover, N. H., University Press of New England, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 198 pages, review slips laid in, very clean, tight copy. Record # 800744
Hardcover. Westminster, MD, The Newman Press, Reprints, 1949-1952, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 486 pages volume 1, 470 pages volume 2, 470 pages volume 3, all hardcovers without dust jackets. Cloth covers are generally in good condition, although volume 1 has light discoloration and volume 3 has one minor stain on the rear cover. Interior pages are all clean and bright. The binding of volume 1 is slightly loose due to a crack at the top of the spine, but it is still contiguous. The bindings of the other 2 volumes are solid. This is a mismatched set, with volume 1 being a 1952 reprint, and volumes 2 & 3 being 1949 reprints. These books present a monumental collection of mystical poetry and prose commentaries, intended to serve as a spiritual roadmap detailing the soul's journey from worldly attachments to the ultimate goal of transforming union with God through divine love. Due to the size and weight of the package, this 3-volume set is available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copies. Record # 34548
Softcover. Evanston, IL, Northwestern University Press, Reprint, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 243 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Must poetic form be, as Yeats demanded, "full, sphere-like, single," or can it accommodate the impurities Yeats and his Modernist generation found so problematic? Sixty years later, these are still open questions, which Marjorie Perloff addresses in these essays. Clean copy. Record # 34249
Hardcover. NY, Liveright Publishing Company, 1st thus, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 585 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This copy has been inscribed by the translator, addressed to Vermont writer Jay Parini. Inscription dated November 30th, 2024 reads: "With Admiration for your Gifts, and Gratitude for your Gift to Me. -Michael Palma" This book describes Dante's descent into Hell, with Virgil as his guide. It examines questions of faith, desire and enlightenment. The poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Clean copy. Record # 34146
Softcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st thus, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 365 pages, soft cover. Exterior and interior in very good condition, with purple spine and light purple text. Steele examines the odes of Horace with particular attention given to both language and structure. Clean copy. Record # 33596
Softcover. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 4th Pr., 1996, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 310 pages, soft cover. Green paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book opens with an illuminating discussion between Bloch and Adorno on the meaning of utopia; then presents 12 essays written between 1930 and 1973 on topics as diverse as aesthetic theory, genres such as music, painting, theater, film, opera, poetry, and the novel, popular culture in the form of fairy tales, detective stories, and dime novels. Previous owner's black ink markings are present on some interior pages throughout. Record # 34536
Hardcover. London, New Left Books, 1st thus, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 124 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is clean and bright, as are pictorial boards. Interior pages are in very good condition. Binding tight. This volume includes Benjamin's most sensitive and probing writing on the dramatic and poetic work of his friend and tutor Bertolt Brecht. Benjamin's work still exerts an influence over philosophical and cultural thinking today. There is some light marking throughout, primarily underlining in pencil. Previous owner has also written their name on the front end page. Record # 33655
Hardcover. New York, Scholastic Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 50 pages with selected poems by Walt Whitman. Fantastically illustrated in color by Brian Selznick to complement biography. Very good condition, tight copy. Record # 512369
Hardcover. Chicago, IL, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1st, 1905, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 293 pages, hardcover. Green cloth covers with raised bust and gilt text have minor discoloration, with bumping and rubbing to the corners and edges. Interior pages are clean and bright, with a gilt top edge. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This volume compiles poems and letters from 1818 to 1822, tracing Percy Bysshe Shelley's creative, emotional, and physical journey during his Italian exile. The selection showcases his responses to Italian landscapes and his personal hardships. Clean copy. Record # 34336
Hardcover. US, John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1st, 1988-07-21, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 479 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463737
Softcover. Los Angeles CA, Zero Press, 1st, 1980, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 184 pages, soft cover. Book-format literary magazine from 1980 LA, no dust jacket as issued. Yellow printed wrappers in decent condition, spine mildly faded and scuffed. B&W photography and some full color artwork throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33602
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