Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth with light blue lettering on the spine. Very good with a tiny blemish on the half-title page. In a very good unclipped dust jacket with some edgewear. Light tanning at the extremities. Faint sunning along the spine. 8vo. 90pp.
Hardcover. Condizione: VG-. Condizione sovraccoperta: G+. Pollack, Reginald (illustratore). First Edition First Printing. An imaginary tale in the style of ancient legends, this is the first fictional work by American poet, literary critic, & professor John Hollander (1929-2013), illustrated with marvelously mythical pen-and-ink drawings by artist Reginald Pollack (1994-2001) throughout the 166 pages. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from Atheneum, 1966, it is SIGNED with a personalized inscription & full-page sketch to half-title page by the illustrator. While copies signed by the author are not uncommon, ones signed by the illustrator are quite scarce. With black textured cloth-covered boards, stamped with bright gilt lettering to spine, this small quarto (5.5" x 9.5") is in VG- condition: completely clean & bright inside, pages white & unmarked, binding strong & straight. Condition downgraded due to rubbing with slight color loss & teeny holes to upper & lower extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG-/Good+: intact with slight darkening, large triangular crease bounded by 2 unclosed tears to bottom edge of back cover; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).