Search Results: Criticism from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1961. Paperback First Edition Thus (1961), so stated. The hardcover edition was published in 1949. First Edition Thus (1961), so stated. Very Good in Wraps: the text pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; a price has been blocked out at the upper front panel else only light wear to the extremities; faint sunning to the panels and a backstrip is lightly darkened (the titles remain legible); a former owner's signature at the top fo the front end-paper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, carefulloy used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.35 x 0.5 inches). 172 pages. Language: English. Weight: 7.5 ounces .The hardcover edition was published in 1949. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY New American Library: Mentor , 1958. Paperback First Edition Thus (1958), so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities and the upper corner tip has chipped off, exposing the upper corner of the text pages and the first few of them show a faint crease at the upper corner tip; a faint crease near the lower corner of the front panel and a price has been neatly blocked out to the upper corner of same; the expected tanning to the text pages, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several minor imperfections. Bright and clean despite its age. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.1 x 4.25 x 0.65 inches). 236 pages. Foreward by Anne… Read More

Berkeley, CA Oyez Press, 1980. Hardcover First Edition (1980); probable later printing, though none are noted. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows a tiny nick at heel of backstrip; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 1.15 inches). 251 pages. Edited by Lee Bartlett. Language: English. Weight: 19.5 ounces. First Edition (1980); probable later printing, though none are noted. Hardback with DJ. William "Bill" Everson (1912 – 1994), also known as… Read More

Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press, 1984. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows light wear to extremities; mildest rubbing to sheen of wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 250pp. Trade Paperback. In the long poem "Audubon" Robert Penn Warren—named America's first Poet Laureate—found his authentic poetic voice and persona. In the Hearts Last Kingdom Calvin Bedient argues that from this point on he was seen in his best work as a great poet. A beautifully sustained study in which the author investigates Warren's poetry since 1969 and reveals its characteristic voices, themes, measures, and metaphors. Bedient is at once a master of Warren's poetry and a master of criticism, and he writes as well as any contemporary critic.

Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press: Phoenix Bks, 1956. Paperback Third Edition (1956); Second Printing Thus (1957). Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint toning to the panels of the wrapper covers; the pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging; the binding shows slight lean and shows a single faint crease at the backstrip but remains perfectly secure (the binding is sewn); the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, mildly used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing several very minor flaws. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches). xxxiii, 420 pages. Language: English. Weight: 15.9 ounces. Third Edition (1956); Second Printing Thus (1957). A Third Edition of a work which first appeared in 1897, and still a most readable account of ancient Hellenic… Read More

New York, NY New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1958. Hardcover First Edition [1958], unstated. First Edition [1958], unstated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: the binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a very minor, unobtrusive flaw. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and very faint, but pervasive soiling to the white background field of the panels; the price has not been clipped. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.65 x 5.75 x 1.15 inches). xxvi, 294… Read More

New York, NY University Press of America, Inc., 1988. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. First Ed, unstated. Very Near Fine: tiny smudge at upper corner page block. Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 181pp. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. The purpose of this examination of these three non-fictional works is to provide an English-language supplement to extant criticism of the books and to explain their function within Hildesheimer's oeuvre as modifications and extensions of his literary concerns. The three books analyzed include Mozart, Marbot, Mitteilungen an Max uber den Stand der Dinge und anderes (the "Maxtext"). These three books may be regarded as a culmination of the author's intellectual interest in the arts, for each offers opinions on one art form: Mozartómusic, Marbotóvisual art, and the "Maxtext"ó literary art. German newspaper and… Read More

San Francisco, CA North Point Press, 1986. Paperback First Edition Thus [1986]; unstated. First Edition Thus [1986]; unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Shows a tiny dot at bottom edge [NOT a remainder mark, but a local bookseller's method of distinguishing used books from the new stock]; faint smudges at outside edges; backstrip very lightly sunned, though titles thereon remain bright and legibility remains unimpaired; mild rubbing; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains a handsome copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 202pp. Edited by J.D. McClatchy. Trade Paperback. Though Merrill sees prose as "a mildly nightmarish medium, to which there is no end ," Recitative reminds us that this poet can nevertheless write appealing prose on a wide range of subjects. The selections, spanning 40 years, are collected under four topics. "Writing" includes autobiographical essays and interviews conducted by David Kalstone, Donald… Read More

London, UK Picador, 1998. Paperback First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1998]; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Wraps: shows slight spine lean; pages tanned a bit with age; very light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; faint creases at backstrip; binding secure; text clean. Despite some minor flaws, remains a presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 259pp. Trade Paperback. This non-fiction collection is Clive Sinclair's responses in occasional writings to personal tragedy and public traumas. Contents include a piece on his appearance, "Cabbage Face", to a description of his wife's death and an account of his kidney replacement operation.

London, UK Rockliff, 1954. Hardcover First Edition, though unstated Very Good in Very Good+ DJ. The Book shows rather heavy spine lean; else only light overall wear; some patches of tanning to the front and rear free end-papers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, tightly bound. Clean. Corners sharp. The DJ shows minimal wear to extremities; mild rubbing; faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; price intact; mylar-protected. Remains a clean, intact, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.(8.75 x 5.85 x 0.7 inches). xi, 203 pages. Language: English. Weight: 12 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Essays on the ballad, Dostoevsky, C.F. Ramuz, Manzoni, Calderon and others.

New York, NY Columbia University Press, 1996. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY ALAN CHEUSE. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; shows small, light stain at lower edge at outside corner; former bookseller's sticker at front free endpaper; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 220pp. Edited bh Alan Cheuse and Nicholas Delbanco. Hardback with DJ. Collection of interviews, speeches, lectures, notes, and essays. Nicholas Delbanco and Alan Cheuse two younger colleagues of Bernard Malamud collected speeches, occasional writings, whatever they could find in which Malamud spoke about his writing, and to a lesser degree, his life. Malamud was a dedicated craftsman, a modest and devoted artist, whose love for the short story is strongly emphasized in this collection. Cynthia Ozick… Read More

New York, NY Harper and Brothers, 1952. Hardcover Second Edition [1952]; the first edition was published in 1935. Very Good+ in Fair DJ: The Book shows indications of light use; just a touch of wear to the extremities; the slightest spine lean; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows heavy wear to extremities and heavy chip loss; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. A very handsome copy, but the dustwrapper, though still hanging together, is pretty much shot. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 6 x 1.5 inches). xiii, 671 pages, with a chapter in postscript on English Literature since 1910 by Thomas Riggs, Jr. Tan cloth over boards. Weight: 1 pound, 13.4 ounces. Second Edition [1952]; the first edition was published in 1935. Hardback with DJ.