Stephen l smith translator (2 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition; Second Printing. INSCRIBED BY THE POET, TAIPEI 1985. SLEEPLESS GREEN GREEN GRASS and 68 Other Poems by Shiang-hua Chang. Translated by Stephen L. Smith. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1982. First English Edition (December 1982). Hardcover in the original priced dust jacket. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. A signed and inscribed copy of the first English edition of this poetry collection by the Taiwanese poet Shiang-hua Chang (Zhang Xianghua). The poet inscribed the front free endpaper to a named recipient ("Dear Erica"), then signed and dated it in Taipei on March 3, 1985. The poems first appeared in Chinese in Taipei in 1978; this English translation by Stephen L. Smith was published in Boston in December 1982. The jacket quotes Chinese-language reviews from Taipei and Hong Kong praising the collection's imagery and its "abundance of imaginative touches." EDITION POINTS: - Inscribed, signed and dated by the poet: "Shiang-hua Chang, 1985.3.3, Taipei" - Copyright page: "Published by Cheng & Tsui Company, 25 W. Street, Boston"; "English Translated by Stephen L. Smith by the authority of Shiang-hua Chang"; "Copyright (c) 1978 1980 1982" - "English edition: Dec. 1982" (Chinese edition first printed 1978 and reprinted 1980, Taipei) - Frontispiece photograph of the poet, captioned "Dec. 1982, Taipei" - Binding: cream textured boards, front board and spine lettered in black - 151 pages; small 8vo, approx. 7.5" to 8" tall - Dust jacket: original pictorial jacket in cream and green, price US$7.95 (not clipped); review excerpts on the back panel and "About the Author" on the back flap CONDITION: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. - Boards with some age-yellowing and spotting - Text clean; binding tight - Dust jacket Very Good, price intact Please examine the photos closely; they are the best representation of this specific copy. We ship fast - orders received by noon on business days usually ship the same day. Online bookseller since 1998. Satisfaction guaranteed.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine condition. Near Fine dust jacket. Second Edition, Enlarged. Hongkong: Joint Publishing Co. (H. K.), 1986. Inscribed/Signed by Shiang-hua Chang on the front free endpaper. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Introduction by the poet's husband, Bo Yang. Translated, and with Introduction by Stephen L. Smith. 1986. Second Edition, enlarged with several additional poems. "First published August 1986" is so stated. Bound in the original gray boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Second Edition, Enlarged. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. (iv), 152pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…