SPECIAL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE: THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS. Volume XI, Number 5.

Published by New York: September 26, 1968., 1968

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Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

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New York: September 26, 1968., 1968. Very good. - Folio, 15 inches high by 11-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, unbound signatures laid into printed green self-wraps. Once folded horizontally the edges and center of the covers are faded to tan. A tear along the front edge has been reinforced with clear document tape from the verso. There is chipping to the top edges of the covers and along the spine. 80 pages of newsprint including the wrappers, illustrated by David Levine and Grandville. There are tiny holes to the front border of the last few leaves. Very good. RARE First edition. Among the contents of this issue Igor Stravinsky, in reviewing a book on the Beethoven string quartets, offers his own impressions of them. Elizabeth Hardwick posts a powerful description of Mayor Daley and the notorious Chicago convention. Her article is illustrated with a David Levine caricature. William Styron offers his impressions of the same event in his article "In the Jungle" also illustrated with a Levine caricature. Ronald Steel reports from Prague "Up Against the Wall in Prague". F.W. Dupee writes of "The Uprising at Columbia". H.R. Trevor-Roper writes on "Hitler's Last Minute". Virgil Thomson discusses Pierre Boulez in his article "The Genius Type". Three poems are published in this issue: "Forty Years On" by W.H. Auden, "Those Older" by Robert Lowell and "Barbara" by Robert Mazzocco.…

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Title
SPECIAL FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE: THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS. Volume XI, Number 5.
Author
Stravinsky, Igor; Auden, W.H.; Hardwick, Elizabeth; Lowell, Robert; Steel, Ronald; Styron, William; Thomson, Virgil; Wilson, Edmund.
Publisher
New York: September 26, 1968.
Publication year
1968
Condition
Very good
Binding
Soft cover
Edition
1st Edition
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com…

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