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19901389618New York NY: The Ecco Press 1990. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 68 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black and dark grey spine with dark green lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "$17.95 - $24.95 Canada" and has mild shelving wear. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by Louise Glück on title page. DL consignment. Shelved Case 0. Louise Glück was born on April 22 1943 in New York City to parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent. Glück was taught Greek mythology and classic stories from a young age which greatly influenced her works. Glück began writing poetry in highschool eventually taking some poetry classes and attending workshops where she more deeply developed her craft. After a tumultuous life and career Glück finally began seeing wider success in her work in the 1990's. <br /> <br /> "Ararat" would be released in 1990 a collection of poems driven by the immense loss Glück felt following the death of her father in 1985. "Ararat" is regarded as one of Glück's most powerful works brutally tackling the subjects of loss and sorrow. 1389618. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Ecco Press hardcover
023991New York; 1990: The Ecco Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 68 pp. signed by the author. Ararat is one of Louise Glück’s most powerful and personal collections. Written in the wake of her father’s death the poems move with stark clarity through themes of grief family memory and survival. Glück sets aside mythic masks to write in a voice at once intimate and unflinching transforming private loss into a work of universal resonance. Spare piercing and unforgettable Ararat remains a cornerstone in the career of a poet later awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. A fine bright copy bound in 1/4 black cloth over gray paper covered boardsspine lettring a light foil blue in a fine unclipped dust jacket. The Ecco Press unknown
124951New York: The Ecco Press 1990. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's collection of poetry prompted by the death of her father. Octavo original half cloth. Association copy inscribed by the poet opposite the half-title page "For Stuart I look forward to your new work I wish you all good fortune - Louise." The recipient Stuart Dischell is a fellow poet and friend of Gluck. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michaela Sullivan. Jacket illustration by Christa Näher. In 1984 Glück joined the faculty of Williams College in Massachusetts as a senior lecturer in the English Department. The following year her father died. The loss prompted her to begin a new collection of poems Ararat 1990 the title of which references the mountain of the Genesis flood narrative. Writing in The New York Times in 2012 the critic Dwight Garner called it "the most brutal and sorrow-filled book of American poetry published in the last 25 years" The Ecco Press hardcover
1990138219New York: The Ecco Press 1990. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's collection of poetry prompted by the death of her father. Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page "For ____ ____ with best wishes Louise Gluck." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michaela Sullivan. Jacket illustration by Christa Näher. In 1984 Glück joined the faculty of Williams College in Massachusetts as a senior lecturer in the English Department. The following year her father died. The loss prompted her to begin a new collection of poems Ararat 1990 the title of which references the mountain of the Genesis flood narrative. Writing in The New York Times in 2012 the critic Dwight Garner called it "the most brutal and sorrow-filled book of American poetry published in the last 25 years" The Ecco Press hardcover
19903116894New York: The Ecco Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0880012471 . First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Author and Nobel Prize winner's FIFTh book. ; 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"; 68 pages . The Ecco Press hardcover
2007581898New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition hardcover issue. Octavo. 79pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. This collection was nominated as a finalist for the National Book Award. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
20068608New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2006. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 23.5cm; dark grey paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xiv793pp. Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket priced $22.00. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author's tenth book inspired by the small crater lake in southern Italy which the ancient Romans regarded as the entrance to the underworld. 8608. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown
2007526072New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition hardcover issue. Octavo. 79pp. Fine in else fine dust jacket with tiny bump at the crown. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. This collection was nominated as a finalist for the National Book Award. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
2006360703NY: Farrar Straus Giroux 2006. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover 76 pages in a bright dust jacket. Record # 360703 Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover
61359Farrar Straus 2006. First edition. As new and bright in like glossy dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Gift quality Farrar Straus, 2006 unknown
20062214New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2006. First edition. 76 pp. Gray paper boards spine lettered in gilt with the dust jacket. Slight crimp to top edge of rear jacket flap else a fine copy. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown
20061389622New York NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2006. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 79 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black and red brick lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "U.S.A. $22.00 - Canada $29.75" has mild shelving wear mild wear along the fore corners and stains on the front and rear covers. Boards have mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Textblock has light foxing along the edges. Signed flat by Louise Glück on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Case 0. Louise Glück was born on April 22 1943 in New York City to parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent. Glück was taught Greek mythology and classic stories from a young age which greatly influenced her works. Glück began writing poetry in highschool eventually taking some poetry classes and attending workshops where she more deeply developed her craft. After a tumultuous life and career Glück finally began seeing wider success in her work in the 1990's. <br /> <br /> After joining the faculty at Yale University Glück would produce a number of works including "Averno" in 2006. "Averno" would receive generally positive reviews and public reception. 1389622. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
2006Poetry-Off-2022-3Farrar Straus and Giroux New York 2006 New York FSG 2006. First edition. First printing with full number line including 1. Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A clean tight copy with publisher's price intact on front jacket flap $22.00. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Ships in well padded box. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York hardcover
1999579136Portland Oregon: Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye 1999. Unbound. Fine. First separate edition. Broadside poem. Single sheet printed on Arches Cover paper Measuring 9½" x 15½". A faint almost unnoticeable spot in each of the right corners else fine. Prints the eight-stanza poem "The Mystery." One of 100 numbered copies Signed by Glück. OCLC lists 10 holdings. Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye unknown
2003522945Montréal: Signal Editions / Vehicular Press 2003. Unbound. Fine. Broadside. Measuring 10¾" x 15" printed in black and red on untrimmed handmade paper. Fine. One of 50 numbered copies Signed by Glück. N.B. from a total edition of 126 copies some of which were issued with a two-color intaglio print by Carolyn O'neill. A handsome broadside issued in a remarkably small limitation. Glück is a Nobel laureate former U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. OCLC locates five copies. Signal Editions / Vehicular Press unknown
1999522652Portland Oregon: Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye 1999. Unbound. Fine. First separate edition. Broadside poem. Single sheet printed on Arches Cover paper Measuring 9.5" x 15.5". Fine. Housed in a custom blue cloth portfolio. Prints the poem "The Mystery" in eight stanzas. One of 100 numbered copies Signed by Glück. OCLC lists 10 holdings. Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye unknown
1999522678Portland Oregon: Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye 1999. Unbound. Fine. First separate edition. Broadside poem. Single sheet printed on Arches Cover paper Measuring 9.5" x 15.5". Fine. Prints the entire poem "The Mystery" in eight stanzas. One of 100 numbered copies Signed by Gluck OCLC lists 10 holdings. Charles Seluzicki / Printed by Stern & Faye unknown
198050496New York: The Ecco Press 1980. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket. First edition review copy with publisher's promotional broadside laid in of the Nobel-winning author's third book of poetry a "confrontation with the fragility and risk involved in allowing oneself to love what is passing" Morris 6. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original purple cloth spine lettered in silver. In original unclipped $9.95 purple pictorial dust jacket. Dark grey endpapers. American Poetry Series volume 20. 10 48 4 pages. Publisher's promotional broadside with the complete first poem in the book "The Drowned Children" laid in. Jacket with light edgewear. The Ecco Press unknown
198050497New York: The Ecco Press 1980. First printing. Very good plus. First edition advance uncorrected proof copy of the Nobel-winning author's third book of poetry a "confrontation with the fragility and risk involved in allowing oneself to love what is passing" Morris 6. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original yellow typographic wrappers. American Poetry Series volume 20. 10 49 1 pages. Light marginal toning and faint soil to wrappers. The Ecco Press unknown
198067015New York: Ecco 1980. First Edition. Purple cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 48 pp. The poet's third collection; this is the hardcover issue. American Poetry Series no. 20. A near fine copy the top edge of the binding faded; in a good or better complete dust jacket not price-clipped worn at the edges with two areas along the spine worn the spine faded. Ecco unknown
1980576773New York: The Ecco Press 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition hardcover issue. Most of the text with a small area of very light rippling thus near fine in fine dust jacket. The Ecco Press hardcover
198081189New York: The Ecco Press 1980. First Edition. First Printing wrappered issue. Octavo 21cm; original glossy pictorial card wrappers; xii34-484pp. Trivial surface wear else a clean Near Fine copy. The Nobel Prize-winning author's third collection of poetry. The Ecco Press unknown
1980586179New York: The Ecco Press 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition hardcover issue. Fine in fine dust jacket with a very short tear. A beautiful copy. The Ecco Press hardcover
19801389637New York NY: The Ecco Press 1980. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Small octavo 48 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with purple and grey-green lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "9.95" has mild shelving wear mild wear along the extremities and chipping along the fore corners. Textblock has a stain on page 41 stains on the "American Poetry Series" page and second front end-page and stains on the head edge. Signed flat by Louise Glück on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 0. Louise Glück was born on April 22 1943 in New York City to parents of Russian and Hungarian Jewish descent. Glück was taught Greek mythology and classic stories from a young age which greatly influenced her works. Glück began writing poetry in highschool eventually taking some poetry classes and attending workshops where she more deeply developed her craft. After a mixed career of teaching and writing poetry Glück would produce her third collection of poems; "Descending Figure" in 1980. <br /> <br /> "Descending Figure" was released to generally positive reviews though some criticized Glück as hating children for her poem "The Drowned Children" most regarded the collection as a overall improvement in Glück's work. 1389637. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Ecco Press hardcover
1980613552New York: The Ecco Press 1980. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition clothbound issue. Octavo. 52pp. Touch of sunning at the spine ends near fine in very good dust jacket sunned at the spine and moderately worn with some tiny nicks and short creases at the spine ends and lower front corner. Inscribed by Glück on the title page: "for Peter - Louise Glück with good wishes. The Ecco Press hardcover