This volume contains a 15-page Introduction on Andrey Bely's work, followed by a the first published translation of The Dramatic Symphony (by Roger and Angela Keys), its hero struggling against philosophical nihilism. To dramatize the split between the world of matter and the world of the spirit, Bely utilizes musical formal structures and motif variation/development. The remainder of the volume consists of Bely's essay The Forms of Art (translated with an introduction and notes by John Elsworth); 183 pages.
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Seller: Klondyke, Almere, Netherlands
Condition: Good. Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.; Wrinkle right top corner of some pages in the middle. Seller Inventory # 351823-XB40
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Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in bright-blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. In a very good dust jacket showing some light handling. 8vo. 183pp. Seller Inventory # SELbelDS
Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
first english language edition, 1986. polygon books: edinburgh. isbn: 0-948275-03-0. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 183 pages. hardcover. bound in sky blue cloth-covered boards. book condition: bumping to head and foot of spine. very good ++. jacket condition: scrattling and staining to front and back panels. bumping and staining to spine. unclipped. (£10.95). very good -. Seller Inventory # 2204
Seller: Edinburgh Books, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition Thus. 1986. [viii], 183pp. "This volume contains a 15-page Introduction on Andrey Bely's work, followed by a the first published translation of The Dramatic Symphony (by Roger and Angela Keys), its hero struggling against philosophical nihilism. To dramatize the split between the world of matter and the world of the spirit, Bely utilizes musical formal structures and motif variation/development. The remainder of the volume consists of Bely's essay The Forms of Art (translated with an introduction and notes by John Elsworth)." The unclipped dust jacket is within an easily removed protective plastic cover. Both book and dust jacket are in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # LitBely01
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Textblock has light marks. Reading content is in like new condition. Seller Inventory # 104497-10-10-2024-EE
Seller: The Petersfield Bookshop, ABA, ILAB, Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Blue cloth with dustwrapper (Two books bound as one). Previous owner's name to endpaper. - Dramatic symphony translated from the Russian Dramaticheskaia simfoniia by Roger and Angela Keys; The forms of art translated by John Elsworth. Size: Octavo. 183 pages. Text is in English, Russian. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Philosophy; Bely, Andrey, 1880-1934 Translations, English.; Literature -- Aesthetics.; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.; English, Russian Language; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0948275030. ISBN/EAN: 9780948275036. Dewey Code: 891.733. Inventory No: 91743. Seller Inventory # 91743
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Polygon, Edinburgh, 1985. First U.K. edition. First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price (£10.95) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Some faint soiling on edges of an otherwise beautiful copy. Lit-B. Seller Inventory # FLAHIVE-3216