Monolithos by Jack Gilbert (45 results)

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Contains some, or all, of the following: highlights, notes, and underlining. tears to dust jacket. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear consistent with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bending and curling to covers and page block. Ligh tbumping visible to corners of covers and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to covers and page block edges. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block with blue mark on top edge. Text is unmarked. Dj shelf worn with scuffs, creases, toning & small tears in a mylar cover.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated first edition slender hardcover in jacket, tight binding, no marks, top edge dust dulled, pages 75-82 show varying degrees of toning from newspaper clipping having been laid in. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Congratulations! Your purchase will help save books from the landfill. All pages and cover are intact. Spine may show signs of shelf wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "from the library" of labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Congratulations! Your purchase will help save books from the landfill. All pages and dust cover are intact. Book has likely been read but will have minimal signs of wear. May have slight shelf wear but otherwise great readable condition. Book may have minimal underling. Please let us know if you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason.…

Condition: good. Used book that is clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover with dust-jacket in near fine condition. Former owner's name on front end-page, else fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Poet's second collection, often considered his best. First edition, full number line. In mylar protective cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. Gilbert's second book, published twenty years after the legendary debut "Views of Jeopardy" (1962). Fine black cloth hardcover in near fine dust jacket. 8vo. 93 pp. DJ has a discolored area on the underside and is now protected by mylar cover so completely masked over. Ships fast with tracking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. DJ very good, not price-clipped; slight aging and wear to edges. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, else very good in a very good (light age toning to flaps and rear panel, one short closed edge tear on rear panel) dust jacket.; 93 pages.

First edition. 93 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket that is slightly mis-folded and has a diagonal wrinkle to the front panel. Gilbert's second collection, issued twenty years after his first.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. 1st Edition. Acclaimed poet's second book of poems. Owner's name & inscription on dedication page. Poetry.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good softcover. First paperback printing stated on copyright page. Spine and top-edge sinned, top and bottom edges lightly fixed. No remainder mark. Spine square, binding sound.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Paperback. Light general wear. Otherwise this copy is in very good condition. 93 pages.

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 93 pages. Gilbert's long awaited second collection of poems. Gilbert's first book, "Views of Jeopardy" won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition and was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. A clean near fine copy in cloth boards and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight toning to the edges. A very nice copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Offsetting on the endpapers thus near fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. Gilbert's revered follow-up collection to his 1962 debut (VIEWS OF JEOPARDY) in the Yale Younger Poets series. Considered to be his best book. In 1983, MONOLITHOS won the American Poetry Review Prize, the Stanley Kunitz Prize, and was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist. 8vo black cloth. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy, with publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($11.50). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Ships in well padded box. A beautiful copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in a near fine (light age toning to flaps and rear panel, light paper clip impression at the top of the rear panel) dust jacket.; 93 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. 93 pages. Fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear at top front flap fold.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. 93 pages. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. ** SIGNED, 1ST EDITION ** New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth, blue topstain, in unclipped dust jacket; [12],93pp. Fine pages that are bright with sharp page corners. Very Good dustjacket, wear to jacket margins, flaps a bit toned, most noticeably on from top board. 1 mm tear on top front of the dust jacket. (Please see photos) Signed by the author on title page. Enjoy. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 93 pp. Fine in original cloth boards and near fine glossy pictorial dust jacket with some light edgewear and a small crease to foot of front flap corner. Signed by Gilbert on front free endpaper. Signed.…

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth, blue topstain, in unclipped dust jacket; [12],93pp. Light wear to jacket margins, flaps a bit yellowed, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy. Signed by the author on title page and dated 1994.…

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. ** SIGNED, 1ST EDITION ** Signed first edition, Fine book with a Fine Dustjacket. Mild toning to extremities of jacket. A sharp, clean copy. Please review photos of this exceptional copy! This collection of poetry that was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Gilbert's social proximity to Beat greats Ginsberg and Spicer may imply an associated stylistic proximity, but Gilbert wrote through a more traditional lineage. In this collection, revised poems from his first work, the critically-acclaimed 1962 VIEWS OF JEOPARDY, are presented alongside new poems after twenty years of public silence. "Steeped in shadowy grammar and ornately wrought lines," the "treasure-chest style" (Knapp) of MONOLITHOS earned it the Stanley Kunitz Prize and the American Poetry Review Prize, as well as nominations for all three major American book awards. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original black cloth with silver and blind lettering. Original unclipped ($11.50) pictorial dust jacket, designed by James Laughlin. Signed by Gilbert to title page. This copy is protected in a removable protective mylar covering. Enjoy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price ($11.50) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Although not marked in any such way, this book came from the library of poet and literary critic J.D. McClatchy, from his estate in Stonington, Connecticut. A beautiful copy of the title nominated for the Pulitzer, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Choice Award.…