Three Plays by Ashbery John: Signed (5 results)
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Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.Abacus Bookshop
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softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 2nd ed. 8vo, 160 pp., One of 500 copies in wrappers, this copy signed by the author on the title page.
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Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United KingdomBurwood Books
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 180. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Three plays: 'The Heroes', 'The Compromise', and 'The Philosopher'. Signed by the author on the title page. Review copy with publishers printed review slip loosely inserted. ISBN: 0856357456 Fine in near fine dust jacket, with faint sunning at spine. Excellent condition. Signedes.…
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Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Copy Y of 26 hand-lettered copies signed by Ashbery on the colophon. Bound in brown cloth with a pink title label on the spine. Near fine with a tiny spot of soiling on the fore edge of the text block. Near fine dust jacket shows some light edgewear, small tear at the top corner of the rear flap, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 160pp. Signed by Author. …
More imagesPublished by Z Press, Calais, Vermont, 1978
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Copy letter N of 26 lettered copies Signed by Ashbery.
More imagesPublished by Z Press, Calais, VT, 1978
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA
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First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue, one of 1,000 copies. Octavo (23cm); original pictorial card wrappers; [vi],[2],3-160,[2]pp. Inscribed by Ashbery on the title page in a contemporary hand to Michael McClure: "For Michael McClure / in New York / John Ashbery / May 10, 1978." Faint crease to lower left corner of rear wrapper, else a very Near Fine copy. A volume gathering together for the first time Ashbery's most notable plays: The Heroes (1950), The Compromise (1955), and The Philosopher (1959). While Ashbery is best known as one of the principal figures of the New York School, and McClure most closely associated with the Bay Area and the Beats, the two traveled in overlapping social circles. Both men spent time teaching at Naropa, and were close with Allen Ginsberg and those close to him there. McClure confessed that while he and Ginsberg were watching Ashbery read at the San Francisco Museum of Art, that he was inspired to write a sestina. A nice inscription and a fitting gift to McClure, who published eight books of plays during his career.…
