9780393050929 - Dear Editor: A History of Poetry in Letters: The First Fifty Years, 1912-1962 (35 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Condizione: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor edgewear to boards; text also very good. Unclipped dust jacket shows light wear/rubbing at edges, else very good. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges to apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hb. Condizione: VG-. Condizione sovraccoperta: G+. 473pp. Index. Wear boards, soiling, DJ: rubbing, soiling, wear extremities.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition,stated-first edition.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Dust jacket has light wear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: near fine. xix, [3], 473 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Brown and beige cover with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Contains over 600 letters to and from the editors of the magazine Poetry from its founding in 1912 through 1962. The founder and earliest editor was poet and literary critic Harriet Monroe (1860-1936). A fascinating collection of letters offering a view of the development of 20th-century poetry. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and bright.

Good plus or better, light general wear, faded edges. First Printing hardbound Spine lightly cocked. Lightly edgeworn jacket, price label on back, scuffed bottom spine.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Foreword by Billy Collins. First printing. Fine in a near fine (trace edge wear) dust jacket.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 473 pages: illustrations; 25 cm. Contents: Beginning again -- The view from Cass Street -- The view from Church Walk -- The editor and the impresario at odds -- Recognition and romance -- American modernism : William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, and others -- Amy Lowell, Ezra Pound, and "Amygisme" -- Poetry on the ascendant, Pound in decline -- Departures, 1916-1919 -- World War I and the aftermath -- Another new generation, 1918-1922 -- The twenties -- The depression years, 1930-1936 -- Passing the torch, 1936-1941 -- World War II -- Period of adjustments, 1944-1949 -- Karl Shapiro: 1950-1955 -- Henry Rago: the early years, 1955-1962. Subjects: Monroe, Harriet 1860-1936; Correspondence.Shapiro, Karl 1913-2000; Correspondence.Rago, Henry 1915-1969; Correspondence. Periodicals Publishing Illinois Chicago History 20th century. Literature publishing Illinois Chicago History 20th century. American poetry 20th century History and criticism. 3 Kg.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. About new book but for light smudges to bottom edge; in dj with slight shelfwear. Publisher's materials laid-in. 473pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Dear Editor, in gathering over 600 surprisingly candid letters to and from the editors of Poetry, traces the development of poetry in America: Ezra Pound?s opinion of T.S. Eliot (?It is such a comfort to meet a man and not have to tell him to wash his face, wipe his feet?) and of Robert Frost (?dull as ditch water ? [but] set to be ?literchure? someday?); Edna St Vincent Millay?s pleas for an advance (?I am become very, very thin, and have taken to smoking Virginia tobacco?) and Wallace Stevens on himself (?I have a pretty well-developed mean streak?). Here are the inside stories, the rivalries between aspiring authors, the inspirations behind classics, the practicalities (and politicking) of publishing. In fascinating anecdotes and literary gossip, scores of poets offer insights into the creative process and their reactions to historic events. Poignant, hilarious, and brutally frank, Dear Editor reveals the personalities and untold stories behind the creation of modern poetry. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condizione: New. "The history of poetry and Poetry in America are almost interchangeable, certainly inseparable," A. R. Ammons wrote. Dear Editor, in gathering over 600 surprisingly candid letters to and from the editors of Poetry, traces the development of poetry in America: Ezra Pound's opinion of T. S. Eliot ("It is such a comfort to meet a man and not have to tell him to wash his face, wipe his feet") and of Robert Frost ("dull as ditch water.[but] set to be 'literchure' someday"); Edna St. Vincent Millay's pleas for an advance ("I am become very, very thin, and have taken to smoking Virginia tobacco"); Wallace Stevens on himself ("I have a pretty well-developed mean streak"). Here are the inside stories, the rivalries between aspiring authors, the inspirations behind classics, the practicalities (and politicking) of publishing. In fascinating anecdotes and literary gossip, scores of poets offer insights into the creative process and their reactions to historic events.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 473pp. Black and white illustrations. Spine ends bumped, boards slightly bowed else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with tiny sticker marks on rear panel and front flap, some edge wear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Reprint. Inscribed by author Parisi on half-title page. Signed by all authors on title page.; 6.5 X 1.5 X 9.6 inches; 512 pages; Signed by All Authors.

1st Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xix, 473 pages: illustrations; 25 cm. Contents: Beginning again -- The view from Cass Street -- The view from Church Walk -- The editor and the impresario at odds -- Recognition and romance -- American modernism : William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Marianne Moore, and others -- Amy Lowell, Ezra Pound, and "Amygisme" -- Poetry on the ascendant, Pound in decline -- Departures, 1916-1919 -- World War I and the aftermath -- Another new generation, 1918-1922 -- The twenties -- The depression years, 1930-1936 -- Passing the torch, 1936-1941 -- World War II -- Period of adjustments, 1944-1949 -- Karl Shapiro: 1950-1955 -- Henry Rago: the early years, 1955-1962. Subjects: Monroe, Harriet 1860-1936; Correspondence.Shapiro, Karl 1913-2000; Correspondence.Rago, Henry 1915-1969; Correspondence. Periodicals Publishing Illinois Chicago History 20th century. Literature publishing Illinois Chicago History 20th century. American poetry 20th century History and criticism. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 473 pp. Ffep and half-title have bottom edge crease , dj shows minor edgewear else near fine. Includes index. ".A collection that takes us into the lives of many editors and poets, notably the figures who have come to define Modernist poetry in English. Eliot proclaimed famously that the poet was beyond personality, but there is plenty of it on display in these letters.".

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Candid letters revealing the development of modern poetry in 'Poetry', the influential magazine founded by Harriet Monroe in 1912. SIGNED on the title page by both editors. First edition (first printing) with full number string. Hardcover, brown spine over tan boards, gilt titling. Light wear to book; jacket lightly edgeworn with partly removed sticker on rear panel, causing minor damage; anothr sticker removed from front flap causing worse damage. Text clean; xix, [3], 473 pages; index, b/w photos, facsimile letters. Size: Large Octavo. Signed by Editor.

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. First page is written on. Dust wrapper is protected by plastic wrapper, corners and edges of book are bumped, overall book is in very good condition.

Hardback. Condizione: New. "The history of poetry and Poetry in America are almost interchangeable, certainly inseparable," A. R. Ammons wrote. Dear Editor, in gathering over 600 surprisingly candid letters to and from the editors of Poetry, traces the development of poetry in America: Ezra Pound's opinion of T. S. Eliot ("It is such a comfort to meet a man and not have to tell him to wash his face, wipe his feet") and of Robert Frost ("dull as ditch water.[but] set to be 'literchure' someday"); Edna St. Vincent Millay's pleas for an advance ("I am become very, very thin, and have taken to smoking Virginia tobacco"); Wallace Stevens on himself ("I have a pretty well-developed mean streak"). Here are the inside stories, the rivalries between aspiring authors, the inspirations behind classics, the practicalities (and politicking) of publishing. In fascinating anecdotes and literary gossip, scores of poets offer insights into the creative process and their reactions to historic events.

Condizione: New. 2002. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . .

Condizione: New. 2002. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small sticker damage to inside front flap. Slight discoloration to pages. Minor wear along the DJ edges. Small sticker damage bottom of DJ back cover. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers. Slight wear along the edges of the book. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!