Published by Vila Stala Apgads, 1947
Seller: MyLibraryMarket, Waynesville, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. ***Please Read*** Latvian edition - Book shows slight wear with no DJ - interior is tight with yellowed pages, some marking on text and some tape repair on title pages - 309 pages - my shelf location - 28-b-45*.
Published by Gauja, 1986
Seller: Trimdadimd Books, Hamilton, ON, Canada
First Edition
Paper Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Second Edition. 158pp. A faint small crease to cover corner, else a very good, clean, bright, tight, unmarked copy. Saturs: Atminas par Jani Ezerinu Teodora Zeiferta muza pedejas dienas Antons Austrins atminu atspulga Par Skalbes dzeju un dzejnieku pasu (Atminas un piezimes) Sis un tas par Jani Sudrabkalnu Zenta Maurina mana skatijuma Janis Grins atminas un verojumos Valtera-Rapas gramatnica (Loti personigas atminas) Tie, kam nav gramatu. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Ziemelblazma, 1971
Seller: Trimdadimd Books, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost As New. 347pp. An As New copy. Dj almost as new. Ar piezimem no lp. 267.- 347. lp. "verojot dazadas Latvijas un pasaules norises, sapratu patieso iemeslu, kapec tiesi Ermanis izvilnoja cauri gadsimtam pie manis. Tas ir vina humanisms - bezkompromisu cilvekmilestiba, kurai, jauzsver, musdienas ir ari savas robezas, bet kuru, uzskatu, arvien ir jatur redzeslauka. Proti, vins, spriezot gan pec atminam, gan vina pasa dzejas, bijis pilnigs cilveku neskirotajs un vardarbibas noliedzejs.(Ivars Steinbergs 2023) "Atstatie dzejoli ir P. Ermana sarunas ar dzivo pasauli, un pasu pedejo gadu darbus varetu apzimet par dziestosa cilveka dveseles atklasmi." ( Alfreds Gaters).
Published by Daugava, Stockholm, 1958
Seller: Trimdadimd Books, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 326pp. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy with a very good dj enclosed in a mylar protector, else a very good, clean, bright copy. "Ermanim ir izveidojies savs "ermanisks" stastijums, ar ko atminu virtuozs klust par atminu makslinieku. " ( J. Rudzitis) "Tie ir sapni parnesta nozime, Ermana atminu sapni par Rigu. isteni sakot, ta ir fainomenalas atminas uzglabata redzeta, dzirdeta, izjusta, izpriecata, domu domas izdomata- paradibu un telu virkne. Sais sapnos ka kada milzu sega ieausta momentali svaiga, krasaina, nepretenciozi skatita kadreizeja- latviskas kulturas pasaule, kas visvairak ietverta Rigas logata. Sis Ermana sapnojums jasauc par pilnigi vienreize-u latviesu literatura. Un varbut tikai vinam pateicoties daudzi savrupdomataji un savrupgajeji nepazudis tumsa, bet ierosinas literaturas un kulturvestures petniekus meklet un petit, ko tie devusi musu dzivei un ka vai kapec tie speji uzliesmojusi sava darba, bet tad nogrimusi ka tumsa. Varbut, varbut sie Petera Ermana sapni reiz ierosinas jaunu jaunas Latvijas renesansi? ( J. Sarma).
Published by Vainaga, Riga, 1920
Seller: Sounds of Forest, Tallinn, Estonia
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Latvian language. Octavo 12 x 17 cm. Weight 30 gr. Wrappers, 48 pp. The book is in Very Good condition, without losses, remarks or stains. Little creased wrappers with scattered light foxing, some minor tears on the back cover edges, slight cracking along corners, back cover small corner piece is lost, but still looks like very good copy. Present book is author's debut collection of poems considered as the manual of Expressionism. Verses express pain and suffering, life lessons, celebrated humanism and mercy, rejection of war and violence. But emotions expressed in non-traditional literary form, particularly frequent is free verse with denying traditional metre. Peteris Ermanis (1893-1969) was a writer, leader of Latvian expressionist poetry. When asked which verse forms Ermanis represents, his ironic answer was "ERMANISm". And it was true, his poetry cannot be compared with any other writer. He was first in Latvian literature, who used free verse so widely and consistently. Ermanis poetry emerged as a paradoxical synthesis. On the one hand he refused of traditional forms, published quite brave futurist declarations. In his verses is evident tendency of word formation, combining in one word several phrases or verbs. But, on the other hand, first of all Ermanis preached the strict sense - that's why his debut verse collection is named "I preach". With amazing futurist cover design by Latvian artist Alberts Prande (1893-1957). He painted mainly landscapes in a realistic manner. Well-known for his works in the field of book graphics.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Latvian language.12 x 17 cm. Wrappers, 48 pp, Pages uncut, foxing. Present book is author's debut collection of poems considered as the manual of Expressionism. Verses express pain and suffering, life lessons, celebrated humanism and mercy, rejection of war and violence. But emotions expressed in non-traditional literary form, particularly frequent is free verse with denying traditional metre. Peteris Ermanis (1893-1969) was a writer, leader of Latvian expressionist poetry. When asked which verse forms Ermanis represents, his ironic answer was "ERMANISm". And it was true, his poetry cannot be compared with any other writer. He was first in Latvian literature, who used free verse so widely and consistently. Ermanis poetry emerged as a paradoxical synthesis. On the one hand he refused of traditional forms, published quite brave futurist declarations. In his verses is evident tendency of word formation, combining in one word several phrases or verbs. But, on the other hand, first of all Ermanis preached the strict sense - that's why his debut verse collection is named "I preach". With amazing futurist cover design by Latvian artist Alberts Prande (1893-1957). He painted mainly landscapes in a realistic manner. Well-known for his works in the field of book graphics. [Fraser: p63, L83).