This Strangest Everything
Language: English
Published by Rutgers University Press, New Jersey, 1966
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Sparkle Books, Calgary, AB, CanadaSparkle Books
AbeBooks seller since August 20, 2008
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 29.09
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Attractive 1966 book with grey marbled boards and lime green cloth spine with black lettering and black endpapers in near mint condition, SIGNED by John Ciardi on the title page. This is the poet's view of America in the 1950's and 1960's including Norman Rockwell, the cold war and the ever-present shadow and threat of Hiroshima: "There was a time before man. There will be a time after. I speak only what is evident. But as long as there remains/Any man who can read these/Words, none will believe them,/And after, no one will know/Whether to believe them or not." Or: "men are boys who find out about dying, and then forget.".
Seller Inventory # 001077
Bibliographic details
- Title
- This Strangest Everything
- Author
- Ciardi, John
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press, New Jersey
- Publication year
- 1966
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First
- Printing
- 3rd Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Sparkle Books
Calgary, AB, Canada
AbeBooks seller since August 20, 2008
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 21 business days | 4 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 10.35 | US$ 18.64 |
Payment methods
- Bank Draft
- Money Order
- Paypal
Store description
I am a book lover and collector with a literary education (which means I have not read Ulysses, but I have taken classes on it). I am a packrat and aficionado of fine and serviceable used items in the belief that it is time to slow down production and slow down our lives in order to appreciate and share that which already exists.
Specialty
General, Illustrated Books, Westerns (currently learning), JuvenileSeller's business information
Sparkle Books
AB, Canada
Terms of sale
I will search out used books which have value, be it intrinsic, symbolic,
aesthetic or amusement, describe them and their condition to the best of my
ability, price them fairly and ship them promptly, carefully packaged, as a rule
by Canada Post. I will accept returns in accordance with the policies of ABE
Books.
This is a hobby business that is cheaper than skiing, and I will run it 'until
all the money is gone' as the farmers say. After that, I will have to switch to
collecting match book covers (no offence to those who do). Penny Clipperton,
Sparkle Books, 7247 25 Street SE, Calgary AB Canada T2C 0Z9 (403) 279-0479.
pclipper@telusplanet.net.
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