Mervyn Morris Editor (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Condition: NEAR FINE. Minor shelfwear. Tight binding. All pages clean and without markings. Rear endpaper has a stamp from bookseller: Saint Mark's Bookshop in New York. Synopsis: Featuring stories from well-known writers such as V.S. Naipaul, Jamaica Kincaid and Neil Bisoondath, this selection also aims to introduce readers to a new generation of West Indian writers. The contributors are from Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, Antigua and Montserrat. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.…

Condition: GOOD. First printing. Stories by V.S. Naipaul, Jamaica Kincaid, Austin Clarke, Andrew Salkey, Neil Bissoondath, Olive Senior, Jan Carew, Clyde Hossein and others - as noted in the introduction by Morris, the authors come from Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia, etc, but half of them now live and work abroad. Among the selections are 'Veins Visible' by Neil Bissoondath; 'The Spirit Thief' by Erna Brodber; 'An Honest Thief' by Timothy Callender; 'Easter Sunday Morning' by Hazel D. Campbell; 'Tilson Ezekiel Alias Ti-Zek' by Jan Carew; T'My Mother' by Jamaica Kincaid, and more. Glossary and notes on the authors. xi, 275 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, some crinkling from dampness to several pages, but overall tight and clean in a near fine, unmarked dustjacket (one short closed tear to dj.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Black Buckram cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 250 x 190 mm approx. 68 pp , 7 line illustrations + 16 b/w illustrations on glossy plates. First Edition 1948. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good no d/j (Book - general shelf wear to cloth, ink gift insc. to free front end paper, a little spotting to top edge of book block. No other notable defects). MERVYN PEAKE, MORRIS KESTELMAN,BERNARD MENINSKY, GERTRUDE HERMES, (illustrator).…

Black Art. Leather. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 61pp. White printed dust jacket externally fractionally toned & internally very lightly damp-marked. PBS recommendation sticker on rear. Scarce in hardback.