Publicado por NY Poseidon (1993)., 1993
Librería: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, Estados Unidos de America
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VG in VG DJ. Violates the taboo of silence surrounding the affinity of gay men for opera, a pocket guide to queer moments in opera. Illustrated by Photos. 1st ptg edition.
Publicado por New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Poseidon Press, 1993, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993
ISBN 10: 067187182X ISBN 13: 9780671871826
Librería: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover with laminated boards as issued. No dj as issued. Fine condition, virtually as new with slightly rubbed boards. Tight and clean. Book.
Publicado por Poseidon Press, NY, 1993,, 1993
ISBN 10: 0671707043 ISBN 13: 9780671707040
Librería: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine blue rainbow dj. First Ed. 460 pp. Claire Goddard is 34 of modest means and looks. She buys a lottery ticket once a week; one week she wins 60 million dollars. Her newfound riches create a chasm with what is meaningf ul and what is superficial. Book.
Publicado por NY: Poseidon (1993)., 1993
Librería: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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First edition. 271 pp w/index. Very near fine in like dust jacket.
Publicado por Ny: Poseidon, 1993, Ny, 1993
ISBN 10: 0671742965 ISBN 13: 9780671742966
Librería: Deborah Fiegl, Bookseller, Perry, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. A NF 1st edition HC,clean and tight,without remainder mark ot prev.owner's writing.Light soil mark to bottom near the spine.Otherwise clean inside and out,in a NF DJ,with light wear to upper right corner.No other tears or chipping,not price clipped and in new Brodart.
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Publicado por N.Y: Poseidon Press. 1993. Hardcover., 1993
Librería: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, Estados Unidos de America
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1st. ed.not read or opened. new. d.j. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Publicado por NEW YORK NY POSEIDON PRESS PUB 1993., 1993
ISBN 10: 0671727338 ISBN 13: 9780671727338
Librería: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, Estados Unidos de America
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FINE IN FINE D.J. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Publicado por New York City, NY: Poseidon Press, 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0671754572 ISBN 13: 9780671754570
Librería: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 271 pages. Published in 1993. Landmark study on subject. One of the best books on opera ever written in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a small independent press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wayne Koestenbaum's "The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, And The Mystery of Desire". An idiosyncratic and masterly account on opera. The book began as one brilliant essay on Mozart that the great literary critic and novelist Susan Sontag included in her selection of the Best American Essays of the Year 1992. It is surely (if somewhat uneasily for opera's heterosexual devotees) the definitive book on the connection between opera and homosexuality. Koestenbaum sees in opera's preposterous marriage of music and words not snobbish comfort, but the pathos of being its fan - indeed, of being a fan - as well as a source of proud self-affirmation. Opera is singularly appealing to homosexuals: Its transformation of tragedy and unrequited love into smoldering passion and ecstasy, the noble, not just the ephemeral, suspension of disbelief, which imagines a more beautiful world not just for gay men but for all men, which is why it would be a shame if only gay men read the book. Everyone leads a double life, the real one and the fantastic one. If gay men were made to choose just one life to live to the fullest, they would probably choose fantasy, given the long and continuing history of persecution and oppression they have endured. It should be pointed out that this is not an exercise in self-indulgence: Koestenbaum knows his beloved music supremely well, and writes about it with penetrating intelligence. His analyses of the greatest operas, from Mozart to Puccini, put to shame the dry, academic, and cold essays by musicologists. He devotes an entire chapter to Maria Callas, the greatest diva of the 20th century, and anyone who knows Callas' tragic personal life will immediately see the projection that connects her and the gay man. "A brilliant book, an ecstatic book, and inevitably, an elegiac book. And one which, like some operas, certain voices, has the capacity to provoke admiration, rapture, identification" (Susan Sontag). An absolute "must-have" title for Wayne Koestenbaum collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the most brilliant culture critics of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WAYNE KOESTENBAUM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0671754572. no.
Publicado por NY: Poseidon Press, 1993. first edition, 1993
Librería: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, Webster, NY, Estados Unidos de America
fine hardcover fine jacket McGrath's third novel. ". a sterling example of 'new gothic' fiction . both stylish and passionate . McGrath's power to evoke the darkness in men's souls seems to grow with each new book."- Locus, March 1993.
Publicado por NY: POSEIDON PRESS. 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 067084845X ISBN 13: 9780670848454
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. Cloth. First Edition. Fine in dj. Author's THIRD book.
Publicado por POSEIDON PRESS. NY 1993, 1993
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition. ADVANCE READING COPY. Fine in pictorial printed wrappers.
Publicado por NEW YORK NY POSEIDON PRESS 1993., 1993
ISBN 10: 0671796879 ISBN 13: 9780671796877
Librería: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, Estados Unidos de America
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FINE IN FINE D.J. AUTHOR'S THIRD BOOK. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Publicado por NY: Poseidon (1993)., 1993
Librería: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Ejemplar firmado
Uncorrected proof. 182 pp. Spine tanned, else very near fine in printed wrappers. SIGNED by McGrath. Promotional flyer laid in.
Publicado por NY: POSEIDON. 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 067084845X ISBN 13: 9780670848454
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. SIGNED by Melanie Rae Thon on the title page. Fine in dj. (Hint of foxing at top edge) Author's SECOND novel.; Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por NY: POSEIDON PRESS. 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 067084845X ISBN 13: 9780670848454
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. REVIEW COPY. (Publisher's printed slip & full-color promotional placard laid-in) SIGNED by Melanie Rae Thon on the title page. Fine in dj. Author's SECOND novel.; Signed by Author(s).
Publicado por POSEIDON. NY 1993, 1993
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Softcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. ADVANCE READING COPY. Fine in glossy pictorial printed wrappers. Three novellas.
Publicado por POSEIDON PRESS. NY 1993, 1993
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Softcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition. ADVANCE READING COPY. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near fine in pictorial printed wrappers. (1 1/2 inch repaired tear on front endpaper).
Publicado por NY: Poseidon, (1993). First edition., 1993
Librería: William Matthews/The Haunted Bookshop, Sidney, BC, Canada
Ejemplar firmado
Black boards, black cloth spine lettered in gilt. Gray/green end papers. A fine copy in dust jacket. Signed by the author at the top of the title page.
Publicado por POSEIDON PRESS. NY 1993, 1993
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Softcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. UNCORRECTED PROOF. SIGNED by Patrick McGrath. Fine in plain light blue printed wrappers.
Publicado por POSEIDON PRESS. NY 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0671727338 ISBN 13: 9780671727338
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition. SIGNED by Patrick McGrath on title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. (Edges lightly foxed. ).
Publicado por NY: POSEIDON PRESS. 1993, 1993
Librería: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Softcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Fine in plain white glossy printed wrappers. SIGNED by Steve Erickson.
Publicado por New York City, NY: Poseidon Press, 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0671754572 ISBN 13: 9780671754570
Librería: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 271 pages. Published in 1993. Landmark study on subject. One of the best books on opera ever written in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a small press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wayne Koestenbaum's "The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, And The Mystery of Desire". An idiosyncratic and masterly account on opera. The book began as one brilliant essay on Mozart that the great literary critic and novelist Susan Sontag included in her selection of the Best American Essays of the Year 1992. It is surely (if somewhat uneasily for opera's heterosexual devotees) the definitive book on the connection between opera and homosexuality. Koestenbaum sees in opera's preposterous marriage of music and words not snobbish comfort, but the pathos of being its fan - indeed, of being a fan - as well as a source of proud self-affirmation. Opera is singularly appealing to homosexuals: Its transformation of tragedy and unrequited love into smoldering passion and ecstasy, the noble, not just the ephemeral, suspension of disbelief, which imagines a more beautiful world not just for gay men but for all men, which is why it would be a shame if only gay men read the book. Everyone leads a double life, the real one and the fantastic one. If gay men were made to choose just one life to live to the fullest, they would probably choose fantasy, given the long and continuing history of persecution and oppression they have endured. It should be pointed out that this is not an exercise in self-indulgence: Koestenbaum knows his beloved music supremely well, and writes about it with penetrating intelligence. His analyses of the greatest operas, from Mozart to Puccini, put to shame the dry, academic, and cold essays by musicologists. He devotes an entire chapter to Maria Callas, the greatest diva of the 20th century, and anyone who knows Callas' tragic personal life will immediately see the projection that connects her and the gay man. "A brilliant book, an ecstatic book, and inevitably, an elegiac book. And one which, like some operas, certain voices, has the capacity to provoke admiration, rapture, identification" (Susan Sontag). An absolute "must-have" title for Wayne Koestenbaum collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed, dated (shortly after publication), and inscribed in black ink-pen on the front free endpaper by the author: "For Cheryl - May you become the diva you want to be; may you become exactly the person you wish to be. Yours with admiration - Wayne Koestenbaum 19 April 1993". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. The recipient, who is named, is unmistakably personally known to the author whose inscription is the most moving we have ever seen. It is also very prominently and beautifully signed in black ink-pen on the title page by Koestenbaum. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such double-signed, publication-year dated, and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant culture critics of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER WAYNE KOESTENBAUM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0671754572. Signed by Author.