The Real Work: Interviews & Talks 1964-1979 (inscribed at Kitkitdizze)

Snyder, Gary

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Language: English

Published by New Directions, NY, 1980

0811207609 / 9780811207607

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Inscribed on the title page: "For John Wright at Kitkitdizze, 4 Sept 40090. Gary Snyder." Kitkitdizze is Snyder's homestead in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada (it's the Miwok name for a low evergreen shrub in the rose family found on the Western side of the Sierras, also known as mountain misery or bear clover), which makes this an attractive copy. This is Snyder's second book of prose, collected talks and interviews--philosophy, too. John Wright isn't readily pinned down, but there is a John Wright who conducted interviews with poets Edward Dorn and Norman Fischer, both of which mention Gary Snyder, so he was probably in the scene. Very good in blue-green cloth with sunning to board edges, namely the top edges, and to spine ends. In a near fine jacket with a little toning to edges and very light creasing to spine crown. Again, inscribed at Snyder's home.

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Title
The Real Work: Interviews & Talks 1964-1979 (inscribed at Kitkitdizze)
Author
Snyder, Gary
Publisher
New Directions, NY
Publication year
1980
Condition
Near fine
Dust jacket
Very good
Signed
Signed
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0811207609
ISBN 13
9780811207607
Edition
First edition.
Dimensions
Octavo
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Visit us at www.ruralhours.com. Rural Hours (formerly Wood River Books) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature and science writing, the environment, ecopoetics, contemporary essay, and literary journalism, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. Our name is an homage to Susan Fenimore Cooper's book Rural Hours (1850), considered the first work of environmental nonfiction by an American woman. The daughter of James Fenimore Cooper, Susan Cooper was also an accomplished watercolorist, and her birds from Rural Hours populate these pages. Her rendering of a "chimney swallow" (now known as a swift) serves as our logo and mascot: sleek and elevated, part sky and part city street. Rural Hours is mainly a project of writer and teacher Nick Neely. Along with a pair of MFA degrees in nonfiction and poetry, Nick has a Master's in Literature and Environment from the University of Nevada, Reno. He has much expertise and years of experience in the field of eco-writing. His first book, Coast Range, was a finalist for John Burroughs Medal for nature writing and his second book, Alta California--about a 12-week trek he made along the California coast--was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. Check out the "Rambles" page for eventual short essays from him on environmental lit, new books, and more. Rural Hours is a young venture, but we aspire to be among the leaders in the field of rare and interesting eco-writing. We believe, emphatically, that environmental literature and its preservation is in the service of the preservation of the world. In addition to helping serious collectors and institutions build their libraries and archives, our goal is to curate a substantial "house collection" of environmental writing for public display on this site and beyond, one that shows the evolution of the genre(s). That will be a perennial work in progress. We hope to draw a deep, explorable map of environmental writing that traces the lineage and connections between authors and artists determined to render and protect the earth, locally and globally. At the same time, we would like to challenge the usual contours of the "environmental literature" canon and promote a more diverse and inclusive array of voices; in that way, our longterm goal is to excavate the past and curate toward the future. Rural Hours also hopes to eventually have an open shop and gallery space, but for now we are only online. You've come to the right the place. Enjoy poking around, and then head out for a walk.…

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