2022, ISBN: 9780884960829

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University of Arizona Press, 1984. Softcover. Like New. 88x14x136. The Green River runs wild, free and vigorous from southern Wyoming to northeastern Utah. Edward Abbey wrote in these p… Mehr…

University of Arizona Press, 1984. Softcover. Like New. 88x14x136. The Green River runs wild, free and vigorous from southern Wyoming to northeastern Utah. Edward Abbey wrote in these pages in 1975 that Anne Zwinger's account of the Green River and its subtle forms of life and nonlife may be taken as authoritative. 'Run, River, Run,' should serve as a standard reference work on this part of the American West for many years to come. Ann Zwinger has written and illustrated many books, including Run, River, Run, which won the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and in Audubon, Orion, and other magazines., University of Arizona Press, 1984, 5, Henry Holt & Company, 1998. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. 9x6x0. An important horticultural memoir articulating a new landscape art that's both environmentally sensitive and rich in creativity.Janet Marinelli left her comfortable city garden to join a botanist colleague in search of the rare Seabeach Amaranth--one of our many native species that is in danger of extinction. The result of the ensuing seven-year odyssey, Stalking the Wild Amaranth is a work of science and a work of art. Marinelli tells the story of her discovery that contemporary gardening is out of sync with theories evolving on the frontiers of science and philosophy. She also tells of her quest for a new garden art that nurtures a greater richness and variety of earthly life. Inspired by the legacy of Henry David Thoreau, Marinelli blends history, horticulture, erudition, and personal insight into a narrative that ponders the relationship between humankind and nature. She fleshes out a vision for a new, ecologically wise landscape art, disagreeing ultimately with those who insist that growing native plants is the only way to recover our environmental equilibrium. Gardeners, she writes, should be free to experiment, to let our imaginations run wild, to learn how to be the creators of biodiversity as well as the preservers and restorers., Henry Holt & Company, 1998, 4, Independently published, 2019. Paperback. New. 96 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.24 inches., Independently published, 2019, 6, Millennium, UK, 1999. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 643 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Millennium, UK, 1999. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the previous volume of this bestselling series of fantasy novels, our hero Richard Rahl, wielder of the Sword of Truth, and his lover Kahlan unwittingly released upon the New World a terror from the malign and wild magic of the Old World. The Chimes now run free in the Midlands and Richard and Kahlan, powerful in their own right, begin to see their own magic undermined, leaving the people of the New World vulnerable to the encroaching evil that Darken Rahl first unleashed in WIZARD'S FIRST RULE. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 185798854X. ISBN/EAN: 9781857988543. Inventory No: 18120011.. 9781857988543, Millennium, 1999, 3, New York: Simon Pulse, 2017. CB2 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Ryn has one unread text message on her phone. And it's been there for almost a year. 8.5"x6", 406 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. She hasn't tried to read it. She can't. She won't. Because that one message is the last thing her best friend ever said to her before she died. But as Ryn finds herself trapped in the Denver International Airport on New Year's Eve thanks to a never-ending blizzard on the one-year anniversary of her best friend's death, fate literally runs into her. And his name is Xander. When the two accidentally swap phones, Ryn and Xander are thrust into the chaos of an unforgettable all-night adventure, filled with charming and mysterious strangers, a secret New Year's Eve bash, and a possible Illuminati conspiracy hidden within the Denver airport. But as the bizarre night continues, all Ryn can think about is that one unread text message. It follows her wherever she goes, because Ryn can't get her brilliantly wild and free-spirited best friend out of her head. Ryn can't move on. But tonight, for the first time ever, she's trying. And maybe that's a start. As moving as it is funny, The Chaos of Standing Still is a heartwarming story about the earth-shattering challenges life throws at us - and the unexpected strangers who help us along the way.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Simon Pulse, 2017, 3, Scholastic Book Services, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. two corners of cover creased, previous owner's name on front endpaper, otherwise unmarked, Scholastic Book Services, 1969, 3, New. Condition: BRAND NEW! Still in original factory shrink wrap. All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations - can take up to 14 business days from first scan to be delivered., 6, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SELF-HELP. JOB SEEKING As New As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gift quality About the book: Cathie Black is the wise, funny mentor that every woman dreams of having. She was a pioneer in advertising sales at a time when women didn t sell; served as president and publisher of the fledgling USA Today; and, in her current position as the president of Hearst Magazines, persuaded Oprah to launch a magazine. In 2006 she was named one of Fortune s 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business for the seventh consecutive year. Now, in the exuberant, down-to-earth voice that is her trademark, Cathie explains how she achieved the 360° life a blend of professional accomplishment and personal contentment and how any woman can seize opportunity in the workplace. No matter where you are in your career, Basic Black offers invaluable lessons that will help you land the job, promotion, or project you re vying for. At the core of the book are Cathie s candid, personal stories. She walks us through her decision to risk dropping a huge ad agency that handled the USA Today campaign in favor of a small boutique agency run by a wild man. (It was a smash.) She admits that her sometimes brusque style once led to a mutiny of staffers at Ms. (She learned to be more flexible in her managerial style.) She offers a clear-eyed look at what happened during the twenty-eight months between the launch and the close of the much- buzzed-about Talk magazine. And throughout, she offers fascinating glimpses of media and business personalities, such as Rupert Murdoch, Tina Brown, Frank Bennack, Vic Ganzi, former CosmoGirl! editor Atoosa Rubenstein, Bonnie Fuller, and the legendarily difficult Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today. Above all, Basic Black is motivating. It provides a close-up look at the keen judgment, perseverance, and optimism that have propelled Cathie Black to the top of her game, along with the kind of straight-up practical advice you get in a one-on-one session with a career coach. You ll find out how to handle job interviews, which rules to break, and why you should make your life a grudge-free zone. Equally important, you ll be inspired to pursue your passions and achieve your very best., 2007, 5.5, UK,12mo wraps,no dw/dj,as issued,p/back later imp.[Originally published by W. & R. Chambers,LONDON & EDINBURGH,1956,UK, 12mo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn.The 1st p/back edn was published ARMADA/MAY FAIR BOOKS LTD.,1969 @ 2/6d.This edn a later imp with C405 to spine and priced 17.1/2p.] VG.No owner inscrptn per se,but residential address black ink stamp to each of the half-title+title pages.Bright, crisp,generally clean, corners with some minor diagonal creasing, colour pictorial artwork (non-credited and variant from original 1st edn p/b's artwork) illustrated covers with blue and black lettering to front, black-lettered story precis to rear cover; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges ubiquitously aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - ubiquitous page-edge toning too,but no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners almost appears unread - apart from reading creases to spine.UK, 12mo wraps, p/back later imp edn,5-160pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with available title+copyright details to verso,and title page with contents list/table to it's reverse. "Margot set up a series of wild screams which made people look up. The toboggan slid off,gathering speed instantly,for the run was sharp and keen.Mary-Lou,flying up the slope shouted "Steer to the right!" in a wild attempt to save the crew. Emerence tugged first at one rope and then the other.But suddenly she was flung off the toboggan straight into Mary-Lou.Mary-Lou took the full weight of the flying body in the chest and was flung,in her turn,against a trunk of a pine tree. She lay there,still,grey and to all appearance,dead!" Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (b.1894 - d.1969).British authoress of nearly 100 girls' stories,chiefly in school settings.She created the 'Chalet School' series,beginning with 'The School at the Chalet' (1925) see my book ID rja784818 for UK, p/back 1st edn for this same title; these were set in an international school in the Tyrol and centred on the character of 'Joey ' Bettany - one of the original nine pupils when her sister opened the school,an English girl who rises to be head of the school and then in adult life becomes a writer of girls' stories.The Chalet School stories, published over a period of at least 40 years, have introduced young readers to scores of girls, each with one dominant trait illustrated through suitable vicissitudes.The clever and the careless,the earnest and the mischievous,the lonely and the debonair - one after another the girls appear,make their mark on the stories,and vanish again.Jo alone is drawn in some depth and forms a link between many of the stories,even when she is glimpsed only in the reminiscences of other characters.The last book in the series,'Prefects of the Chalet School',was published posthumously in 1970. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.ARMADA/MAY FAIR BOOKS LTD.,1968., 3, London: Robert Hale, 1985 Book. Very Good ++. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. VG++, Ink Number on FFEP/VG+, Wear,Small Chips,rubbing. 1st Edition. Drama. Jacket by Barbara Walton. Expanded condition report/scan on request.., London: Robert Hale, 1985, 3, UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[One of the 19 titles published in this year.] VG+/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean, magenta background with 4 white line- bordered edges with white lettering and white wild flower sprig silhouetted vignette/design illustrated front panel of dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.A couple of small closed tears - one each - to top+bottom edges of rear panel of dw/dj.Miniscule rubbing and chipping to both head+foot of un-numbered spine/backstrip; which is also slightly darkened,of dw/dj.Some inevitable,minimal rubbing/flaking to letters and folds of spine/backstrip,fore-edges of dw/dj flaps etc.,all due in part - to fragility of the wartime economy standards paper used.Top edges ubiquitously but slightly aged/toned,fore- edges less aged/toned and cleaner and brighter; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Front panel of dw/dj design repeated to sharp-cornered front paper-covered card cover,rear cover plain magenta with 4 white line-bordered edges and white ink printed letters to spine/backstrip,white free endpapers+pastedowns with sporadic foxing/spotting.UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-47pp [paginated] printed on Mellomex Book paper and includes an introduction,12 colour plates,22 b/w illustrations - all illustrations within the text; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,colour+b/w illus lists/ tables. 'Britain in Pictures' (BIP) a comprehensive series of illustrated books devoted to the life,art,institutions and achievements of the British.The majority of the titles,113 of 126 are under the banner of 'The British People in Pictures' series,plus 7 'British Commonwealth in Pictures' titles and a further 6 titles under the 'English Poets in Pictures' imprint - 6 further titles of the 132 listed,were never published.The earliest titles in the series were not numbered,although numbers were eventually added to the jacket spine (but not on the books themselves).Original price was 3/6 (later increased to 4/6,and then 5/-),and a normal print run averaging between 20,000 to 30,000 copies. Author is an amateur botanist of some distinction and has an extremely thorough knowledge of the flowers which grow wild in the British Isles, both those which have rooted and seeded here for hundreds of years and those which have more recently established themselves.In this book Mr. Grigson has written an account which will fascinate the enthusiast. The curious facts and stories which he tells will make the ordinary man realise by what strange adventures and accidents many of our wild flowers have originally been introduced to this country. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS,1944., 3, Corgi, 1969. Paperback. Acceptable. 1969. Reissued. 143 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages have mild tanning and moderate foxing throughout. Mild staining and water marks to some pages throughout. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Notable rubbing all over. Mild tanning to spine., Corgi, 1969, 2.5, Pan MacMillan, Sydney, 2021. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 418 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Prussia, 1836. Hane Nussbaum is a child of nature - she would rather run wild in the forest than conform to the limitations of womanhood. In her village of Kay, Hanne is friendless and considered an oddity... until she meets Thea. Ocean, 1838. The Nussbaums are Old Lutherans, bound by God's law and at odds with their King's order for reform. Forced to flee religious persecution the families of Kay board a crowded, disease-riddled ship bound for the new colony of South Australia. In the face of brutal hardship, the beauty of whale song enters Hanne's heart, along with the miracle of her love for Thea. Theirs is a bond that nothing can break. The whale passed. The music faded. South Australia, 1838. A new start in an old land. God, society and nature itself decree Hanne and Thea cannot be together. But within the impossible... is devotion. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Historical fiction; Australia; 19th century; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781760556457. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10087. . 9781760556457, Pan MacMillan, 2021, 4, Moray Press, Edinburgh, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. the cloth cover has a couple of marks on the front and rear panel, and there is a cluster of 6 small holes at the top right of the front panel, penetrating the cover, and the pages, through to page 56. Almost as if someone has stabbed the book with a compass point or something similar. Otherwise internally, the book is clean and free of annotation. Written pre-Second World War, with the aim of giving the young and inexperienced Scots person an idea of how to run the various functions in connection with a home and all that means. In addition to recipes, the book gives a wonderful indication of how life was in the past.January holds a wonderful variety of foods, as practically all good things are in season. Turkey and goose are now cheaper and make substantial and economical family dishes. For those who have had a surfeit of these good things, there is a chicken, dark and rabbit which can be cooked and served in many delicate ways to appeal to fastidious tastes. For dinner we still have pheasant and Partridge, while other game birds such as Woodcock and wild duck are tit-bits which helped the hostess to draw up an interesting party menu. – Page 17 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. X, 363 pages plus16 plates.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Scotland; Inventory No: 0247093. ., Moray Press, 1937, 2.5, Cinedigm. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 2019. A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill. After the death of his wife, Jim the accountant has come from the East to join his brother in business. Jake and Travis, two misfit rogues with one foot on each side of the law, have come from the south after being run out of Mexico under a hail of gunfire. What they find in the west is a wild ride, a fight for survival, and a moment of decision that will change them all forever. ; One sided widescreen dvd. Our dvd's are checked and polished to remove scratches before they are put up for sale. This does not mean they are 100% scratch free but that they do play. Art sleeve is damaged where sticker was removed. Further condition details and JPG image available on request. ; DVD; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall ., Cinedigm, 2019, 2.75, Berkley, 2011 Historical romance hardback book. 1st Large Print Edition. Book condition is near fine, has been read, no writing or stamps, pages tight and clean, Dust Jacket has edge wear with some chipping, cover are is bright and glossy.........WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK............We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**...... SUMMARY - Nothing can hide real love........Jodi Thomas introduces a gambling man who's about to discover that finding love in the Wild West takes both determination and a little luck.......... Gambling man Lewton Paterson wants to marry into a respectable family, even if it costs him his friendship with Duncan McMurray. After fleecing a train ticket from one of the three gentlemen picked to call on Duncan's cousins, Lewt makes his way to Whispering Mountain. But seducing a well-bred woman is harder than Lewt thought, and he realizes that to entice a McMurray sister, he'll need to learn a thing or two about ranching -- and love...... Emily McMurray has no intention of ever getting married, so she convinces a friend to take her place when the suitors arrive, leaving her free to run the ranch as usual. But when Lewt insists that Em teach him about ranching, she finds herself struggling to keep up both her disguise and the walls around her heart. Because the more time Em spends with Lewt, the more she desires the man she's determined to escape..., Berkley, 2011, 4.5, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022. Hardcover. New/New. A clean crisp well preserved 2022 Simon & Schuster hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Deluxe edition with special embellishments on first printing only! In this "slow-burning, atmospheric romance" (Publishers Weekly) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, an illness cursing the land forces a teen girl astronomer to venture across the wilderness in search of the stars' message that will, hopefully, save them all. When all is lost, look to the stars. Vega has lived in the valley her whole life--forbidden by her mother to leave the safety of its borders because of the unknown threats waiting for her in the wilds beyond. But when Vega sees an omen in the sky--one she cannot ignore--she is forced to leave the protective boundaries of the valley for the first time. Yet the outside world is much more terrifying than Vega could have ever imagined. People are gravely sick--they lose their eyesight and their hearing, just before they lose their lives. But Vega has a secret: she is the Last Astronomer--a title carried from generation to generation--and she is the only one who understands the knowledge of the stars. Knowledge that could hold the key to a cure. So when locals spot the tattoo on Vega's neck in the shape of a constellation--the mark of an astronomer--chaos erupts. Fearing for her life, Vega is rescued by a girl named Cricket who leads her to Noah, a boy marked by his own mysterious tattoos. On the run from the men hunting her, Vega sets out across the plains with Cricket and Noah, in search of a fabled cure kept secret by the astronomers. But as the line between friends and protectors begins to blur, Vega must decide whether to safeguard the sacred knowledge of the astronomers...or if she will risk everything to try to save them all., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022, 6, Three Rivers Press, 2003-05-27. Paperback. New. Remainder copy. Bottom edge dimpled. PRICE REDUCED. Free shipping in USA., Three Rivers Press, 2003-05-27, 6, Wm. H. Wise & Co, 1927-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover bound book. brown linen with paper title label on the spine. Vintage X-Library edition with usual marks/stamps/stickers/pockets, apparently checked out 4 times. A few pencil underlines and notes. spine fray, shaken. Likely to ship in an envelope.. * * * * * * * * * * {FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item, just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive, all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday, Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices? We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings, which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online, but does give odd change.}, Wm. H. Wise & Co, 1927-01-01, 2.5, National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Very Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Magazine. Clean, flat, bright, tight. Catherine Deneuve in 'The April Fools' cover. Articles: Burt Lancaster, the early Franklin J. Schaffner. Reviews: Alice's Restaurant, The Chairman, Che!, Life Love Death, Midnight Cowboy, Run Wild Run Free, True Grit, The Wild Bunch.; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2" ., National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, 3, Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x2. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Edges lightly rubbed and foxed. 1978 Hard Cover. xi, 560 pp. "Practically everything bohemian Miller's ever written has been about himself--so any attempt at biography is almost automatically placed in a competitive position. Martin gives it his all. The life boils down to three basic stages. A miserable existence until age 35, working for Western Union as a dispatcher, not yet writing, and suffering like a Marcel over Albertine-like, gold-digging June, second wife of an eventual run of five. Then, Paris: relief at being free and an explosion of bohemianism--Tropic of Cancer. Finally, the return to America: more poverty (not until he was 60 did Miller earn more than $3000 a year), but success growing on the slopes of scandal; the censorship trials; fame; Big Sur; guruhood thrust on a man who remained a German-meticulous romantic hoping to make up for a life haft down the tubes. Martin is nothing if not sympathetic; Miller's own terms, so massively spelled out in his books, are the ones in operation here. To the point that-and this is where readers will divide over this book-Martin consciously writes like Miller: all the obscenity, corny metaphysics, and baroque sufferingartist stuff. Martin, who approached Nathanel West previously in a very different fashion, clearly made a conscious decision--that there was no way to encompass Miller's heartlessness, craftiness, huge appetites, hucksterism, and self-promotion on coolly objective grounds. Miller is excessive; so is Martin. But the energy--like a dog running in wild circles after a flea on its tail--is effectively captured, with all the sloppiness, all the will it took to reform a hated life into another image. When Miller is ludicrous, the book is ludicrous with him. When he breaks through with candor and fire, Martin seems to be right there, too." "Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer, expatriated in Paris at his flourishing. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.[1][2] His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn and The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, which are based on his experiences in New York and Paris (all of which were banned in the United States until 1961).[3] He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism, and painted watercolors.[4], Capra Press, 1978, 3<

1980, ISBN: 9780884960829

Gebundene Ausgabe

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x2. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Edges lightly rubbed and … Mehr…

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x2. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Edges lightly rubbed and foxed. 1978 Hard Cover. xi, 560 pp. "Practically everything bohemian Miller's ever written has been about himself--so any attempt at biography is almost automatically placed in a competitive position. Martin gives it his all. The life boils down to three basic stages. A miserable existence until age 35, working for Western Union as a dispatcher, not yet writing, and suffering like a Marcel over Albertine-like, gold-digging June, second wife of an eventual run of five. Then, Paris: relief at being free and an explosion of bohemianism--Tropic of Cancer. Finally, the return to America: more poverty (not until he was 60 did Miller earn more than $3000 a year), but success growing on the slopes of scandal; the censorship trials; fame; Big Sur; guruhood thrust on a man who remained a German-meticulous romantic hoping to make up for a life haft down the tubes. Martin is nothing if not sympathetic; Miller's own terms, so massively spelled out in his books, are the ones in operation here. To the point that-and this is where readers will divide over this book-Martin consciously writes like Miller: all the obscenity, corny metaphysics, and baroque sufferingartist stuff. Martin, who approached Nathanel West previously in a very different fashion, clearly made a conscious decision--that there was no way to encompass Miller's heartlessness, craftiness, huge appetites, hucksterism, and self-promotion on coolly objective grounds. Miller is excessive; so is Martin. But the energy--like a dog running in wild circles after a flea on its tail--is effectively captured, with all the sloppiness, all the will it took to reform a hated life into another image. When Miller is ludicrous, the book is ludicrous with him. When he breaks through with candor and fire, Martin seems to be right there, too." "Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer, expatriated in Paris at his flourishing. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.[1][2] His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn and The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, which are based on his experiences in New York and Paris (all of which were banned in the United States until 1961).[3] He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism, and painted watercolors.[4], Capra Press, 1978, 3<

1978, ISBN: 088496082X

Gebundene Ausgabe, Erstausgabe

[EAN: 9780884960829], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Capra Press], BIOGRAPHY HENRY MILLER LITERATURE LITERARY, Jacket, First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Edges ligh… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780884960829], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Capra Press], BIOGRAPHY HENRY MILLER LITERATURE LITERARY, Jacket, First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Edges lightly rubbed and foxed. 1978 Hard Cover. xi, 560 pp. "Practically everything bohemian Miller's ever written has been about himself--so any attempt at biography is almost automatically placed in a competitive position. Martin gives it his all. The life boils down to three basic stages. A miserable existence until age 35, working for Western Union as a dispatcher, not yet writing, and suffering like a Marcel over Albertine-like, gold-digging June, second wife of an eventual run of five. Then, Paris: relief at being free and an explosion of bohemianism--Tropic of Cancer. Finally, the return to America: more poverty (not until he was 60 did Miller earn more than $3000 a year), but success growing on the slopes of scandal; the censorship trials; fame; Big Sur; guruhood thrust on a man who remained a German-meticulous romantic hoping to make up for a life haft down the tubes. Martin is nothing if not sympathetic; Miller's own terms, so massively spelled out in his books, are the ones in operation here. To the point that-and this is where readers will divide over this book-Martin consciously writes like Miller: all the obscenity, corny metaphysics, and baroque sufferingartist stuff. Martin, who approached Nathanel West previously in a very different fashion, clearly made a conscious decision--that there was no way to encompass Miller's heartlessness, craftiness, huge appetites, hucksterism, and self-promotion on coolly objective grounds. Miller is excessive; so is Martin. But the energy--like a dog running in wild circles after a flea on its tail--is effectively captured, with all the sloppiness, all the will it took to reform a hated life into another image. When Miller is ludicrous, the book is ludicrous with him. When he breaks through with candor and fire, Martin seems to be right there, too." "Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 ? June 7, 1980) was an American writer, expatriated in Paris at his flourishing. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism.[1][2] His most characteristic works of this kind are Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, Tropic of Capricorn and The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy, which are based on his experiences in New York and Paris (all of which were banned in the United States until 1961).[3] He also wrote travel memoirs and literary criticism, and painted watercolors.[4], Books<

1978, ISBN: 9780884960829

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 560, illus., sources, index, name of previous owner, a few ink markings and notes, DJ worn, soiled, an… Mehr…

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. good, fair. 560, illus., sources, index, name of previous owner, a few ink markings and notes, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears/chips. This biography gives the reader a closeup of Henry Miller, the man who created literary history with a dazzling range of writing, from the lusty Tropic of Cancer to the romantic meditations in Colossus of Maroussi and the reflective Book of Friends. The full life story from his boyhood in Brooklyn, his years in Paris with Anais Nin, Lawrence Durrell, his memorable stay in Greece with Katsimbalis, his return to America and cross-continental journey with Abraham Rattner, his settling in Big Sur with his third wife and raising a son and daughter., Capra Press, 1978, 2<