Zollman Peter (10 results)

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Softcover, 48 pgs. Text in English. Edition of 500 copies. As new.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Card covers are lightly marked from shelving and handling, notable crease to rear upper left corner, corners bumped, spine sunned; binding is tight; pages are unmarked, text in Hungarian and English. ; 8.25 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches; 132 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Not called for>. 1/ 500 copies . An unread copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 200 pages. Published in 2005. Centennial collection of poetry. One of the most beautiful books on the sublime poetry of Jozsef Attila. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a tiny first print run as a hardcover original only. None of the copies was commercially distributed in the United States. The First Edition is now very rare. The book is elegantly produced: Small-size volume format, which evokes the books of poems published in the early-20th century, during the poet's own time. The poems are presented in the original Hungarian on the left-hand side with their felicitous English translation by Peter Zollman on the right. Green velvet cloth boards. Pictorial reproduction of original art in front. Gilt titles on the cover and spine. Afterword Essay by George Szirtes, the greatest English translator of Hungarian literature of our time. Printed on pristine-white, archival stock paper in Budapest, Hungary to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Jozsef Attila: 43 Poems". The Birthday Centennial Edition. Published commemoratively in 2005 to celebrate the Birth Year of the greatest Hungarian poet of the 20th century. "These poems are ageless, mirroring the human condition and focusing on humankind's existential loneliness" (Maxine Kumin). "I have long thought of Attila József as one of the greatest poets of the century, a tragic realist whose work beautifully redeems the unbearable conditions of the life to which history condemned him" (Donald Justice). "When reading these poems, one lapses into the silence that attends the reception of all great poetry" (David Kirby). "The suffering is here inside, / and there outside you find the reason" (Jozsef Attila). An absolute "must-have" title for Jozsef Attila collectors. This title is a great collection. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the First Edition/First Printing (Hungarian) available online and is in especially condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: None of the copies was commerically distributed in the United States. A rare copy thus. Regarded by Harold Bloom as one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. A fine collectible copy. ISBN 9632031202. no.…

Condition: Very Good. 155cm by 17cm, 63pp, illustrated, poems, unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Paperback copy in plain white card cover. Unclipped dustjacket in new removable protective clear sleeve. 104pp. Signed, inscribed and dated by translator to half title page 'To Lord Weidenfeld, after a memorable evening in Oxford. 6th June, 2001 Peter Zollman'. Not library copy, some discolouration to dustjacket. (20/4). Signed by Author(s).…