Translated by Christopher Middleton (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Hofmann was born and grew up in Limbach, Saxony (Germany) which, after World War II, became part of East Germany. In 1948, he moved with his family to Leipzig. There, he attended a school for translators and interpreters, studying English and Russian. In 1950, he enrolled to Leipzig University, where he studied Romance languages and Slavic languages. In 1951, he fled from the German Democratic Republic and settled in Freiburg im Breisgau, where he continued his studies. In 1957, he graduated with a thesis on Henry James. Hofmann began his writing career as a writer of radio plays. After one year as a research assistant at the University of Freiburg, he left Germany in 1961 for Bristol to teach German literature. Over the next ten years he taught at universities in Europe in Toulouse, Paris, Edinburgh, and in the United States at New Haven, Berkeley, California and Austin. " (from Wikipedia).…

Near fine glossy stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Advance Reading Copy/Proof. Slight smudges on front cover. ; Uncorrected proof.

First edition, first printing Brand new in publisher's shrink wrap and never been read. Hardcover.

First edition SIGNED. Cid Corman, editor of Origin roughly 1950-2003, almost always read a book with pen in hand. Cid also almost always signed all of his personal books from his library and dated when receiving or purchasing the book. Cid also often would note, if a gift, and who had sent the gift -- many times another poet. His personal books range from heavy annotation from Cid where he often in unique marginalia would correct the author, agree with the author, argue with the author and leave it to Cid the often ultimate proofreader to correct the publisher. Close to fine and bright glossy wraps with strong spine and with crisp bright text throughout. In this case, annotated here and there by Cid Corman.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. 1996. xvi, 368pp. Crease to bottom outer corner of front cover and first two pages, otherwise the book is in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "This collection of more than two hundred of Nietzsche's letters offers a representative body of correspondence on subjects of main concern to him--philosophy, history, morals, music and literature. Also included are letters of biographical interest which, in Middleton's words, mark the stresses and turnings of his life. Among the addressees are Richard Wagner, Erwin Rohde, Jacob Burkhardt, Lou Salome, his mother, and his sister Elisabeth. The annihilating split in Nietzsche's personality that has been associated with his collapse on a street in Turin in 1889 is described in a moving letter from Franz Overbeck which forms the Epilogue.".…

Hard Cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. First Printing in dust jacket BRAND NEW still in publisher's shrinkwrap, no remainder mark, pristine new copy; sm 8vo; 143pp illus in full color.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition in English. Penguin Modern European Poets series - Penguin Catalogue No. D106. First printing of the true first edition, published as a paperback original (PBO) in 1969. Cover photograph of Günter Grass by Hans Rama. ***Very good in colour illustrated thin card covers, with the publisher's dual price of 20p / 4/- on the back cover. The covers have some light edge wear and rubbing commensurate with age and handling, but no significant creases or tears - just slightly marked at the top of the fore-edge of the page block. Spine slightly faded with a light vertical reading crease. Internally also very good, with no inscriptions or other annotations. Inside of covers slightly browned, and paper stock lightly tanned, but pages clean. No creases or tears. Spine tight. Covers bright. ***88 pages. 180mm x 110mm. ***'Günter Grass, famous as a novelist, is here presented as a poet in a selection from his three published volumes. Grass's belief that an artist, however committed he may be in life, should be only a jester in art, is admirably practised in these poems in which fantasy, ingenuity and humour are substitutes for didacticism, and no word, thing or idea is too sacrosanct to be played with. Even in the recent controversial political poems, which come close to blurring his division between life and art, Grass's tremendous zest and sensuous response are felt.' ***'Penguin Modern European Poets is designed to present, in verse translations, the work of significant poets of this century for readers unfamiliar with the original languages. The series already includes Yevtushenko, Rilke, Apollinaire, Prévert, Quasimodo, a volume of Greek poets, Holub, Herbert and Enzensberger.' (Quotes taken from the back cover) ***First printing of the true first edition, in the original card covers, in very good condition. A paperback original. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Cover photograph by Hans Rama (illustrator).…

Magazine. pp386-397, 6x9 inches, very good booklet format literary arts journal in stapled yellow wraps. Short history and consideration of Dachau.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very lightly dulled at spine, and very lightly rubbed at corners of covers. Unobtrusive slight crease in bottom corner of front cover. Spine not creased. 215 x 140 mm. 176 pp. An English-language selection of French poet Jean Follain's work, chosen and translated by Christopher Middleton.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good used condition, no dust wrapper, owners signature inside, light wear, minor marks, small paper label sellotaped onto base of spine.

Cloth Bound Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited. 1967, not dated. Size octavo, 8.5" tall, 71 pages. Light-mid brown cloth covered boards with a gilt vignette of birds in a tree on the front cover and gilt titles to the spine, with the dust jacket. Book condition near fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition very good, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed and creased, spine slightly sunned, a few light handling marks, not price clipped, no price stated. The paste-downs and end-papers are illustrated with woodcut or lino cut silhouettes of trees and birds, the title page is illustrated in the same style with portraits of the three poets. One of a Limited Edition of 750 copies printed in Times New Roman by the printing division of The University of Texas. Cyril Satorsky (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 370 pp., with extensive index. Gray cloth boards, patterned endpapers, gray topstain. Minor shelf and handling wear. Head and foot of spine and corners and edges of boards lightly rubbed. Moderate wear (including small chips, creases and tears) to price-clipped dust jacket (see photos); dust jacket is now enclosed in a (removable) protective mylar cover. Solid copy.…

First edition, first printing SIGNED. Exquisite copy in lovely cowhide color brown. Tall with beautiful gilt titles and clean bright text. As new and never read. Fully signed by both Christopher Middleton and Leticia Garza-Falcon. An exquisite Godine production which has become scarce. Gift quality.

Penguin Books. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. A clean and sound copy.

HARDCOVER. Condition: FINE IN NEAR FINE D.J. FIRST EDITION. GERMAN LITERARY CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION / KENNETH J. NORTHCOTT, GENERAL EDITOR PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PURPLE CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH SILVER SPINE AND FRONT COVER TITLES AND LIGHT GREY ENDPAPERS. D.J. HAS VERY SLIGHT EDGE WEAR MOSTLY ALONG THE TOP EDGE. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN COPY. NEAR FINE D.J. (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. First edition thus in publisher's original plain white card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains 125 pp. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the spine ends and corners. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Tied flexible pale red paper over flexible boards. One of 100 copies. Fine. Translated from Spanish versions of the original Arabic. An attractive volume.