Irwin Kremen Illustrator (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A truly lovely First Edition copy! Mint condition in original trade paperback -- crisp, bright, tight -- with no marks and no defects of any kind. Stated First Edition. Suitable condition for adding to a library collection, or for giving as a gift. "Three short stories by the North Carolina writer, illustrated with reproductions of collages by her husband, Irwin Kremen (1925-2020), professor emeritus of psychology at Duke University. Barbara Herman Kremen (1922-2022), a Durham resident for decades, also published a collection of her short stories and novellas, "The Figure in the Glass," in 2021. Only two current copies in NC libraries in WorldCat (UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke). Ships from NC. All paperbacks are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely with recycled cardboard backing, and shipped promptly. (B-5.). Irwin Kremen (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A truly lovely First Edition copy! Fine in original cloth (square, tight, unmarked) in a pristine dust jacket -- crisp, bright, tight -- which has not been price-clipped. First edition ("Copyright 2022"). Signed by the author, "Barbara Kremen, 12/4/21" on the title page. (271 pages.) Suitable condition for adding to a library collection, or for presentation as a gift. Includes a color frontispiece of an abstract work, "And Still Is" (2001), by Barbara Kremen's husband, the artist Irwin Kremen (1925-2020). Collection of short stories by Barbara Kremen (1922-2022), a long-time North Carolina resident. In describing her previous work, "The Damsel Fly and Other Stories," the literary critic Frank Lentricchia said: "If the chief distinction of American literature lies with its small pantheon of unpredictably original writers, then it is time now to say of Barbara Kremen: she is among that rare and bracing company. Every word of this singular book is 'le mot juste' -- every phrase, sentence, and paragraph is suffused with lyric grace and intensity and the riveting detail of dead-eyed observation." Ships from NC. All hardbacks are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely with protective wrapping, and shipped promptly with tracking information. (I-5.). Irwin Kremen (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). …