borges jorge luis edited norman (4 resultados)

First edition, first printing From a scholar's library with just the briefest marks here and there and nothing at all even noticeable. Talks that the Argentine writer gave in 1971 at Columbia University to students. For some reason the end flyleaves are shortened on edge, nothing at all offensive. Light age tone to the edge. Excellent reading copy.

Original Wraps. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the first UK paperback edition - published simultaneously with a hardback edition. With a seven page introduction by the editors. Translated from the Spanish by Frank Macshane. Preceded by the first American edition which was published by E.P. Dutton in 1973. ***Very good in colour-illustrated card covers. Edges of covers just lightly rubbed and creased. Spine faded. Internally near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. ***198mm x 132 mm. 173 pages including index to rear. ***'In 1971 Borges was invited to preside over a series of seminars on his writing at Columbia University. This book is a record of those seminars, which took the form of informal discussions between Borges, Norman Thomas di Giovanni, his editor and translator, Frank MacShane, head of the department of creative writing at Columbia, and the students. ***The book is divided into three separate sections: on prose, poetry, and translation. ---Borges is probably the supreme verbal craftsman alive today. This book provides a revealing insight into the inspiration and method of his writing. [Quote taken from the back cover] ***First impression of the wrappers issue of the first UK edition. Both the hardcover and wrappers issues are uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. 210 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use, crisp pages and clean text. Pages slightly bent at top right corner. Creased and slanted spine. Remnants of another book cover stuck to back cover.

First UK edition, first printing. Original burgundy cloth, the spine lettered in gilt on a black background, in the dustwrapper designed by Peter Bennett. Upper edge coloured red. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the dustwrapper showing light wear to edges and a little fading to the spine. Not price-clipped (£5.00 net to the front flap). An attractive copy. "First and foremost, I think of myself as a reader, then as a poet, then as a prose writer." So begins Borges' Foreword to this generous selection of poems spanning over thirty years, the first substantial presentation of these works in English. Printed in the original Spanish, with English versions on adjacent pages, the translations themselves are provided by a distinguished group of poets including Robert Fitzgerald, John Hollander, Richard Howard, W. S. Merwin, Alastair Reid, Mark Strand, John Updike and Richard Wilbur, who, Borges writes, "by their skill and generosity, have made English poems of my Spanish originals and so given them this new life." In preparing the volume, the editor went over draft translations with Borges, sending detailed notes to each of the translators, who then produced their final versions. "It was the first time I had ever taken a direct hand in the translation of any of my own work", Borges writes, "Di Giovanni and I have gone very thoroughly over each piece, each line, and each word; the fact that I am not only a collaborator but also the writer has given us greater freedom, since we are less tied to verbal precision than to inner meanings and intentions." In addition to Borges' Foreword, the volume includes a substantial editorial introduction, textual and bibliographical notes, translations of Borges' own prefaces and dedications, and a detailed index. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.