Macniven James (5 results)

Condition: FINE. First printing. A biography, both thoughtful, detailed and playful, of the founder of New Directions and a man who transformed American publishing. A poet himself, Laughlin "was the man behind some of the most daring, revolutionary works in verse and prose of the twentieth century. As the founder of New Directions, he published Ezra Pound's The Cantos and William Carlos Williams's Paterson; he brought Hermann Hesse and Jorge Luis Borges to an American audience." Includes an appendix of all the authors published by New Directions, notes and index. 584 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good text and cover, minor reading wear to text and covers/edges. US orders shipped via US Mail. International orders shipped via DHL. Additional postage may be required on oversize books and sets. NO prison orders.

Paperback. Condition: near fine. White octavo; 300 p: illus (some color); 23 cm. Author signed on dedication page // Buck's Restaurant -- California -- Woodside. Minor edge-wear else a near fine, crisp, tight copy with no reading creases to spine. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).

Condition: Like New. Signed (inscribed) by author on title page. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without highlights or underlining. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Glossy pictorial hardcover. Fine condition. Presumed first edition. ; quarto.