Gregory Horace Ed (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st Printing of the 1949 Viking Portable 1st Edition thus, edited, with introduction, by Horace Gregory. Book is securely bound (no gutter splitting), mildly and uniformly age toned (darker toning to pastedowns and endpapers) and free of markings and blemishes; dyed edges remain substantially uniform in reddish color except for small fade spot on bottom edge. Cover is clean and bright, with very mild bumping and rubbing to corners, headband and tail, and crisply legible, clearly distinct lettering and design. No Dust Jacket. (Please see Seller images). Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover boards are slightly bowing/bending. In otherwise great condition with minimal/no other wear, crisp & clean interiors showing unmarked text, and firm binding of the text block. A good reading copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 16 pages; 1959 Readers' Subscription. Vol 8, No. 8. Slim paperback in pictorial wraps and saddle stapled binding. Given over largely to Horace Gregory's "W. B. Yeats: An Irish Traveler to Byzantium." Just superficial shelf wear to cover edges. VG or better.…

Softcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Square, tight binding. Clean but tanned pages. Wrappers have small amount of writing at top front, general light shelf wear, tanning. Contents: Gide, "Theseus (a novelette) "; Spender, "The Life of Literature"; Chase, "Dissent on Billy Budd"; Valéry, "The Angel (a poem) "; Davis, "Pound, Jeffers and Other Poets"; Flint, "Fiat Luce"; "The Creative Life in Our Time" (letters by Elizabeth Bowen, Graham Greene, V. S. Pritchett). frontispiece drawing; 9.0" tall; 105 pages. Illustrated by Henri Matisse (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 117 pages; B&W illustrations. Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Light fading on DJ. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages. Mylar case around DJ.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

Paperback. Condition: Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Viking Portable First Edition, VP-42. Introduction by Horace Gregory. DJ intact but lightly chipped; initial sales price ($2.00) provided; DJ spine sun-faded; DJ design by R.H. (Robert F. HALLOCK). Some age-commensurate browning of the pages; otherwise, unmarked pages. This book has been reissued many times in many formats, but nothing compares with owning a copy in its original first edition state. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ DJ. R.H. (Robert F. HALLOCK) (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. 8vo. 129 pp., Very Good, Red Cloth, Dust Jacket with edge wear, minor staining & rubbing; shelf wear. Early Charles Simic.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 225 pp. Good, Blue-Grey Cloth, Dust Jacket with tears, missing portion, slight staining, some shelf-wear. Wood Engravings by Diana Bloomfield.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Features contributions by Howard Nemerov, Horace Gregory, among others. Some rubbing and bumping to wrappers, light discoloration from binding glue along rear wrapper near spine. A very good copy free of internal marks.