Rorem Cocteau (7 results)

Language: English
Published by Mariner Books 1988
Series: Past Tense, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - Past Tense
- Softcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Good. Good condition. Volume 1. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Past Tense: The Cocteau Diaries, Volume I.
Cocteau, Jean; Introduction by Ned Rorem; Annotations by Pierre Chanel; Translation by Richard Howard
Language: English
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego 1987
Series: Past Tense, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - Past Tense
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st. Bound in quarter cloth and paper covered boards with the spine stamped in gilt.

Language: English
Published by Hamish Hamilton 1987
Series: Past Tense, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - Past Tense
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Hunter Books, Burnham, BUCKS, United KingdomHunter Books
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Original price: £ 22.00; 20% offCurrent price: £ 17.60
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. UK hardback first impression. Fine in VG jacket, unclipped with a small nick to top front foldover.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, CA 1987
Series: Past Tense, Book 1 of 2. Book 1 of 2 - Past Tense
- Hardcover
Seller: True Oak Books, Highland, NY, U.S.A.True Oak Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Translation; First Printing. 376 pages; B&W illustrations. Cocked spine. Light wear to DJ edges, minor tears. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. Minor smudges to the exterior edges of textblock. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority.… We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

Published by Coward-McCann, New York 1967
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: ALEXANDER POPE, Kent, CT, U.S.A.ALEXANDER POPE
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good+. First American. Stated 1st American edition. Introduction by composer, Ned Rorem. Cocteau gives an intimate glimpse into friendships and working relationships with the elite of the intellectual artistic world of Paris in the 1920s & 30s: author Proust, author Gide, ballet dancer Nijinsky, artist Pica…sso, and composer Stravinsky amongst others. mauve cloth 2" scrape on front and 1" on the rear board for edge. No jacket.
The Difficulty of Being
Jean Cocteau (text); Ned Rorem (introduction); Elizabeth Sprigge (translation)
Published by New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. 1967
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arnold M. Herr, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Arnold M. Herr
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st American edition. Inscribed and signed by Ned Rorem on the first free endpaper to screenwriter Gavin Lambert; from Lambert's library, as indicated by his rubber-stamp on the first free endpaper. Small octavo. Condition: some minor nicking to top…and bottom edges of DJ spine; small chip to top edge of back panel of DJ; light wear to DJ; slight sun-fading to top and bottom edges of cloth binding; else near fine in very good DJ. Pages: xvi, 160.
More imagesPublished by Coward-McCann 1967
- Hardcover
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Pistil Books Online, IOBA
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. Book is in excellent condition in light purple (!) cloth, gilt embossed print at cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes but very light shelf wear only, text/interior is clean and fr…ee of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is worn with chipping, numerous small closed tears, now wrapped in archival clear cover. Fairly scandalous quotes on Proust, Nijinsky and Picasso on back cover, contents include: On Raymond Radiquet, On my phisique, My escapes, On Diaghilev and Nijinsky, Dreams, Pain, Death, Frivolity, Rule of the soul, Guillaume Apollinaire, Youth, Beauty, Drama in mime, etc. Marked "First American Edition" on publisher's page. Keywords: Proust, Nijinsky, Picasso, Raymond Radiquet, Phisique, Escapes, Diaghilev, Nijinsky, Dreams, Pain, Death, Frivolity, Rule, Soul, Guillaume Apollinaire, Youth, Beauty, Drama, Mime, Essays.