Sold by Triolet Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since 14 June 2011
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
28 pp. Stapled wrappers. Light wear to the spine and extremities, near fine. Partially unopened. The first issue of Ford's legendary little magazine, published while Ford was working in the café at the Gilmer Hotel in Columbus, Mississippi, which his father was managing. Charles had dropped out of high school and had had a poem published in The New Yorker, and was eager to lead a literary life. Although the magazine lasted only nine issues over two years, the twenty-one year old Ford was the first to publish Paul Bowles, Edouard Roditi, Harold Rosenberg, Kenneth Rexroth, and James T. Farrell. Ford and co-editor Parker Tyler later said, "No doubt, some perfectly worthless stuff got in: it was not, at first, our intention to publish blueribbon literature. The general tendency in taste was certainly toward the significant in legitimate new literary modes. But the important thing to be considered is the fate which must befall any attempt at cultural renovation (we prefer the word to revolution), for each attempt has the partially secret but wholly venomous antipathy of the lords of cultural destiny." Ford subsequently moved to Paris and was a key figure bridging European surrealism and American modernism. Although his later journal View has overshadowed Blues, Gertrude Stein wrote of it, "Of all the little magazines which as Gertrude Stein loves to quote, have died to make verse free, perhaps the youngest and freshest was the Blues. Its editor Charles Henri Ford has come to Paris and he is young and fresh as his Blues and also honest which also is a pleasure. Gertrude Stein thinks that he and Robert Coates alone among the young men have an individual sense of words." Reference: Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, p.296. Charles Henri Ford and Parker Tyler, "What Happens to a Radical Literary Magazine." The Sewanee Review (January 1931), p.64.
Seller Inventory # 2425
We guarantee the condition of every book as it is described. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to approval and returnable within 10 days. California residents will be charged 8 percent sales tax. Institutions can be invoiced according to their needs. Reciprocal trade courtesies can be offered in most cases. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required, and conversely we can lower shipping costs on pamphle...
If you are a consumer you can cancel the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT OF CANCELLATION
Statutory Right to cancel
You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us, Triolet Rare Books, ABAA, P.O. Box 1821, 93406-1821, San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.A., +1 302-345-3397, of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the attached model cancellation form, but it is not obligatory. You can also electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". If you use this option, we will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a cancellation on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.
Effects of cancellation
If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel with contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us or Triolet Rare Books, ABAA, P.O. Box 1821, 93406-1821, San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.A., +1 302-345-3397, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of cancellation
The right of cancellation does not apply to:
Model withdrawal form
(complete and return this form only if you wish to withdraw from the contract)
To: (Triolet Rare Books, ABAA, P.O. Box 1821, 93406-1821, San Luis Obispo, California, U.S.A., +1 302-345-3397)
I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/We (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract of sale of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following goods (*)/for the provision of the following service (*),
Ordered on (*)/received on (*)
Name of consumer(s)
Address of consumer(s)
Signature of consumer(s) (only if this form is notified on paper)
Date
* Delete as appropriate.
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Priority mail shipping via USPS (with tracking domestically), or as arranged with the buyer. Standard shipping is via USPS Media Mail with tracking. International shipping via USPS International Priority Mail AT COST, usually using Flat Rate Boxes. International Priority Mail is the only method which provides tracking; First Class International does not. Smaller lighter books may ship for less, please contact us for individual details.
| Order quantity | 5 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 3.35 | £ 7.08 |
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.
