Fifty Years (Knopf) Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry, and Reportage and Essays
Clifton Fadiman
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1965
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Title: Fifty Years (Knopf) Being a Retrospective ...
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
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Fifty Years: Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry, and Reportage and Essays . Al Drawn from Volumes Issued . by Alfred and Blanche Knopf
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Exhibits the work of many famous writers who were published by Knopf, with a complete list of such authors on pp. 1063-1088., 1965
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Seller: Waverly & Rugby Books, Pinehurst, NC, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very good. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition in worn dust jacket. Internally clean and tight. Seller Inventory # 9247
Fifty Years: Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry, and Reportage and Essays, All Drawn from Volumes Issued During the Last Half-Century by Alfred & Blanche Knopf
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Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is good with shelf/edgewear, chipping, cover in two pieces separated at spine.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 448080
FIFTY YEARS of BORZOI BOOKS: BEING A RETROSPECTIVE COLLECTION of NOVELS, NOVELLAS, TALES, DRAMA, POETRY, & REPORTAGE & ESSAYS (Whether Literary, Musical, Contemplative, Historical, Biographical, Argumanetative, or Gastronomical: All Drawn from Volumes Issued during the Last Half-Century by Alfred & Blanche Knopf --Over This Sign--"BORZOI"--& Device . . . The Whole Selected, Assembled, & Edited, with an Introduction and Sundry Commentaries, by CLIFTON FADIMAN . . . BORZOI BOOKS 1915-1965
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Alfred A. Knopf, Borzoi Books, Random House, Inc., New York, 1965
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Seller: Mnemosyne, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stated First Edition. COLLECTIBLE: EXQUISITE: INDISPENSABLE to ANY LOVER of LITERATURE & The TRADITIONS of AMERICAN PUBLISHING: VERY GOOD: Stated First Edition (October 1965) First Printing: No Jacket , EXQUISITE VERY GOOD cover w/ library-durable black fabric wrapping spine & extending 1.28" over front & back panels covered in silk-finish emerald linen w/ EXCELLENT edges & corners & w/ titles-&-AK-design-motifs ELEGANTLY stamped in gilt & emerald-green on spine & w/ Borzoi hound boldly gilt-stamped over gilt "50 Years / 1915-1965 " & green-stamped wreath on front panel, EXCELLENT sewn binding w/ tight signatures & faded-yellow-green-checked linen bands at spine-caps, VERY GOOD unmarked but time-blemished text-block exterior w/ smooth-cut top & bottom edges (w/ top edge stained in faded ocher-yellow) & w/ cut-page-style "deckle" side-edging, IMPECCABLE gorgeously-patterned "AK-Borzoi- hound-patterned" card-stock end-papers, PRISTINE interior SUPERBLY printed in Linotype-Janson on EXCELLENT archival paper showing minor-moderate degree of "aging" w/ faint water-markings on the outside side edges of a few pages--OVERALL for the book-lover this is a volume worthy to keep and to treasure. * 6.50" x 9.50" x 2.0", 1.42 kg, xxxvi+1092 (1128) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: This volume SPLENDIDLY Commemorates 50 years in the life of THE Great American Publishing Institution that is Alfred A. Knopf. Within its pages--drawn from the more than 5,000 books published in AK's first 50 years--are gathered more than a half-million words: 51 writers of prose & verse (representing the United States, Russia, France, Germany, England, Spain, Ireland & China), 6 Nobel Prize laureates, 7 complete novels & novellas, 12 short stories (including several very long ones), a complete play, 23 shorter pieces of non-fiction of various kinds, & a rich selection of poetry. Surveying this retrospective collection one can discern towering peaks of literary achievement, classic, enduring work by such titans as Camus, Sartre, Mann, D.H. Lawrence, Gide, Eliot, Pound, Spengler, Conrad, Stevens, by such masters as Bunin, Cather, Beerbohm, E.M. Forster, W.H. Hudson, Katherine Mansfield, Robert Graves, Clarence Day, H.L. Mencken, Romains, Unamuno, Belloc, A.E. Houseman, Elinor Wylie, & yes, by such brilliant representatives from more recent years as Roald Dahl, Alan Sillitoe, John Updike, John Hersey, & William Snodgrass, &, yes, by an extraordinary virtuoso only more recently included within the domain of high literature, Raymond Chandler. This vast & varied library--for it is a library rather than a mere anthology--is supplemented by a lengthy & refreshingly personal introduction plus informal commentaries by the editor, the inimitable Clifton Fadiman who selected the contents entirely w/o consultation w/ the publisher or his associates. "Fifty Years" offers a striking view of a broad literary terrain, concentrating on those first order names which Alfred & Blanche Knopf so wisely & so fortunately sponsored over a half-century of lively & distinguished publishing. * ABOUT THE EDITOR: CLIFTON FADIMAN, educated in New York City schools & at Columbia University, enjoyed a long & distinguished career in American letters, first as book editor at the New Yorker & then as editor & editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster. He edited many anthologies & authored innumerable books & articles & essays, all of which celebrated humanity & the greatness of the written word. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for A below-cost additional fee of $16.00) & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to all international destinations at our posted rates. Seller Inventory # 010553
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Fifty years : being a retrospective collection of novels, novellas, tales, drama, poetry, and reportage and essays (whether literary, musical, contemplative, historical, biographical, argumentative, or gastronomical) all drawn from volumes issued during the last half-century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf over this sign and device [The borzoi] / the whole selected, assembled, and edited, with an introduction and sundry commentaries, by Clifton Fadiman
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxxii, 1088 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Contents; The Gentleman from San Francisco / Ivan Bunin -- The Stranger / Albert Camus -- A Lost lady / Willa Cather -- Farewell, my lovely / Raymond Chandler -- The Immoralist / Andre Gide -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann -- Mario and the magician / Thomas Mann -- Enoch Soames / Max Beerbohm -- The Demon lover / Elizabeth Bowen -- Two friends / Willa Cather -- Dusky Ruth / A.E. Coppard -- The Landlady / Roald Dahl -- Seaton's aunt / Walter de la Mare -- The Celestial omnibus / E.M. Forster -- El Ombu / W.H. Hudson -- The Man who loved islands / D.H. Lawrence -- The Fly / Katherine Mansfield -- The Loneliness of the long-distance runner / Alan Sillitoe -- Snowing in Greenwich Village / John Updike -- No exit / Jean-Paul Sartre. Subjects; Knopf, Alfred A. 1892-1984. Knopf, Blanche W. 1894-1966. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1900-1999. Literature, Modern 20th century. Literature, Modern. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 441220
Fifty years : being a retrospective collection of novels, novellas, tales, drama, poetry, and reportage and essays (whether literary, musical, contemplative, historical, biographical, argumentative, or gastronomical) all drawn from volumes issued during the last half-century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf over this sign and device [The borzoi] / the whole selected, assembled, and edited, with an introduction and sundry commentaries, by Clifton Fadiman
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Seller: Librairie Sheehy (Theologia Books), La Charite sur Loire, France
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Good hardback copy. xxxi, 1088pp. Black & white plates, cartoons. Seller Inventory # 044449
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Fifty years : being a retrospective collection of novels, novellas, tales, drama, poetry, and reportage and essays (whether literary, musical, contemplative, historical, biographical, argumentative, or gastronomical) all drawn from volumes issued during the last half-century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf over this sign and device [The borzoi] / the whole selected, assembled, and edited, with an introduction and sundry commentaries, by Clifton Fadiman
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxxii, 1088 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Contents; The Gentleman from San Francisco / Ivan Bunin -- The Stranger / Albert Camus -- A Lost lady / Willa Cather -- Farewell, my lovely / Raymond Chandler -- The Immoralist / Andre Gide -- Death in Venice / Thomas Mann -- Mario and the magician / Thomas Mann -- Enoch Soames / Max Beerbohm -- The Demon lover / Elizabeth Bowen -- Two friends / Willa Cather -- Dusky Ruth / A.E. Coppard -- The Landlady / Roald Dahl -- Seaton's aunt / Walter de la Mare -- The Celestial omnibus / E.M. Forster -- El Ombu / W.H. Hudson -- The Man who loved islands / D.H. Lawrence -- The Fly / Katherine Mansfield -- The Loneliness of the long-distance runner / Alan Sillitoe -- Snowing in Greenwich Village / John Updike -- No exit / Jean-Paul Sartre. Subjects; Knopf, Alfred A. 1892-1984. Knopf, Blanche W. 1894-1966. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1900-1999. Literature, Modern 20th century. Literature, Modern. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 441220
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Fifty years : being a retrospective collection of novels, novellas, tales, drama, poetry, and reportage and essays (whether literary, musical, contemplative, historical, biographical, argumentative, or gastronomical) all drawn from volumes issued during the last half-century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf over this sign and device [The borzoi] / the whole selected, assembled, and edited, with an introduction and sundry commentaries, by Clifton Fadiman
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Seller: Apple Grove Books, Herts, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book measures 24x16cm, 1088pp. First edition. Bound in original publishers cloth, with tittle lettering on spine and top board, cloth lightly rubbed. Binding in good firm condition. Dust jacket with shelf wear, abrasion wear on edges and corners, light dust/dirt marking. Jacket in good condition. Internally, previous owners bookplate, otherwise pages clean. Over all a very good clean copy. Seller Inventory # 002280
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Fifty years : being a retrospective collection of novels, novellas, tales, drama, poetry, and reportage and essays (whether literary, musical, contemplative, historical, biographical, argumentative, or gastronomical) all drawn from volumes issued during the last half-century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf over this sign and device [The borzoi].
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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. 8vo. 1088 pp. Hard cover. Very Good. Illustrated green cloth covered boards with black quarter cloth spine. Minor shelf wear. Bump on top right corner. B&W plates. Deckled pages.Contents: The Gentleman from San Francisco / Ivan Bunin --The Stranger / Albert Camus --A Lost lady / Willa Cather --Farewell, my lovely / Raymond Chandler --The Immoralist / Andre Gide --Death in Venice / Thomas Mann --Mario and the magician / Thomas Mann --Enoch Soames / Max Beerbohm --The Demon lover / Elizabeth Bowen --Two friends / Willa Cather --Dusky Ruth / A.E. Coppard --The Landlady / Roald Dahl --Seaton's aunt / Walter de la Mare --The Celestial omnibus / E.M. Forster --El Ombu / W.H. Hudson --The Man who loved islands / D.H. Lawrence --The Fly / Katherine Mansfield --The Loneliness of the long-distance runner / Alan Sillitoe --Snowing in Greenwich Village / John Updike --No exit / Jean-Paul Sartre.From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. Seller Inventory # 17-2539
Fifty Years: Being a Retrospective Collection of Novels, Novellas, Tales, Drama, Poetry, and Reportage and Essays (Whether Literary, Musical, Contemplative, Historical, Biographical, Argumentative, or Gastronomical). All Drawn from Volumes Issued during the Last Half-Century by Alfred and Blanche Knopf Over This Sign and Device. The Whole Selected, Assembled, and Edited, with an Introduction and Sunday Commentaries, by Clifton Fadiman
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Thick octavo. xxxii, 1,088pp. Illustrated from photographic portraits. Decorative green cloth with black cloth spine both stamped in light green and gilt. Fine with the publisher's "The Hovel" decorative bookplate illustrated by Rockwell Kent affixed on to blank preliminary page in a fine dust jacket and housed in lightly rubbed else fine slipcase. Contributions by Andre Gide, Thomas Mann, E.M. Forster, D.H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, John Updike, Albert Camus, John Hersey, T.S. Eliot, Julian Huxley, Alfred A. Knopf, Hilaire Belloc, Robert Graves, A.E. Housman, Langston Hughes, Ezra Pound, John Crowe Ransom, and many more. A pristine association copy. Seller Inventory # 551046