Nonrequired Reading Prose Pieces by Szymborska Wislawa, First Edition (7 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition, First Printing. Smaller octavo. Blue boards and spine with shiny gilt lettering on the spine. Book has light bumping at the head and tail of the spine with a trace of accompanying rubbing at the tail. Light blue, marble patterned endpapers. Previous owner's name written on the half title page. Binding is straight and tight. Pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 233 pages. Dust Jacket - has a nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the tail of the spine - jacket is otherwise clean, bright, and sharp. A lovely copyt. Szymborska is the winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. A fine clean tight unmarked copy in equally fine unclipped dust jacket. A collection of prose pieces by the Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Surprisingly uncommon in the first edition.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 233 pp., Translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Uncorrected Proof copy, clean, fresh, crease-free copy. TM.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 233 pages. Published in 2002. Retrospective collection of short essays. One of Wislawa Szymborska's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. There is NO equivalent edition in the Polish original. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wislawa Szymborska's "Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces" in their felicitous English translation by Clare Cavanagh. That is to say, a great poet's mandatory prose. "Wislawa Szymborska's poems are admired around the world. Her unsparing vision, tireless wit, and deep sense of humanity are cherished by countless readers. Unknown to most of them, however, Szymborska also worked for several decades as a columnist, reviewing a wide variety of books under the unassuming title 'Nonrequired Reading'. As readers of her poems would expect, the pieces collected here are anything but ordinary. Reflecting the author's own eclectic tastes and interests, the pretexts for these ruminations range from books on wallpapering, cooking, gardening, and yoga to more lofty volumes on opera and world literature. Unpretentious yet incisive, these charming pieces are on a par with Szymborska's finest lyrics, tackling the same large and small questions with a wonderful curiosity" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Wislawa Szymborska collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1996. One of the greatest poet/writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA AND ADAM ZAGAJEWSKI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0151006601. no.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. Translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh. 233pp. English only. A Fine copy in a Fine jacket, not price-clipped. Very short topical essays. Q05032.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st US Edition/1st Printing (complete letter-line). SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). DJ lightly rubbed with closed tear on lower rear w/tape reair on obverse. $24.00 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.