Michael Roberts Introduction (11 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. [New York]: An Avon Book 1969. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. First US edition. Avon S389 with 60 cents cover price. "Demons on this and other worlds conjured up by modern masters of science fiction". 143 pages. Good copy with rubbing to covers, readers creases, paper tanning. See photos sr 3/7.…

Green Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. First Edition, First Printing. Ix, 282 Pp. Green Boards. Apparently The First Printing. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket With Price Clipped. Gift Inscription. Photographs By Tony Roberts (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: New condition. New dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018. New and unread in a bright and shiny New dust jacket. The jacket is in near PERFECT condition with only a tiny bit of very minor shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears or fading. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 2018. First printing of the First Edition with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Edited and translated by A.M. Juster. Introduction by Michael Roberts. Bibliography. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From GoodReads: "Not much can be known about the life of Maximianus, who has been called 'the last of the Roman poets,' beyond what can be inferred from his poetry. He was most likely a native of Tuscany, probably lived until the middle of the sixth century, and, at an advanced age, went as a diplomat to the emperor's court at Constantinople. A. M. Juster has translated the complete elegies of Maximianus faithfully but not literally, resulting in texts that work beautifully as poetry in English. Replicating the feel of the original Latin verse, he alternates iambic hexameter and pentameter in couplets and imitates Maximianus's pronounced internal rhyme, alliteration, and assonance. The first elegy is the longest and establishes the voice of the speaker: a querulous old man, full of the indignities of aging, which he contrasts with the vigor and prestige he enjoyed in his youth. The second elegy similarly focuses on the contrast between past happiness and present misery but, this time, for the specific experience of a long-term relationship. The third through fifth elegies depict episodes from the poet's amatory career at different stages of his life, from inexperienced youth to impotent old man. The last poem concludes with a desire for the release of death and, together with the first, form a coherent frame for the collection. This comprehensive volume includes an introduction by renowned classicist Michael Roberts, a translation of the elegies with the Latin text on facing pages, the first English translation of an additional six poems attributed to Maximianus, an appendix of Latin and Middle English imitative verse that illustrates Maximianus's long reception in the Middle Ages, several related texts, and the first commentary in English on the poems since 1900. The imminence of death and the sadness of growing old that form the principal themes of the elegies signal not only the end of pagan culture and its joy in living but also the turn from a classical to a medieval sensibility in Late Antiquity." GoodReads rating 4.50 stars. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. 8vo. xi, 223pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…

Condition: Very Good. New Enlarged edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered in gilt back, lovely gilt medallion to the front cover from 'Lincoln School', coloured top. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains (xx), 432 pp. Lincolniensis School bookplate inside to the captain of the school. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tears to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 12s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. POETRY, VERSE & RHYMES.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 310 pages. 13.00x11.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 2009. PS Publishing. 296 pages. SIGNED by Sebastien Doubinsky and Michael Moorcock. This is copy unnumbered copy of a Numbered Edition of 200 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede, Gauntlet, PS Publishing, Bloodletting, Cargo Cult, Biting Dog, Night Shade, Subterranean, Cemetery Dance, Delirium, Overlook Connection, Borderlands, Dark Regions, Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 296 pages; Signed by Author. Illustrated by Chris Roberts (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 223 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. new title edition. 192 pages. 6.50x9.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Spine just a little darkened and slight foxing of preliminaries and end-leaves, otherwise a nice copy Second Edition, with a supplement of poems chosen by Anne Ridler.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 223 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.