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Published by Arcade Publishing / Little, Brown and Company, New York, 1991
ISBN 10: 1559701285ISBN 13: 9781559701280
Seller: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 256 pp. Stated: "First English Language Edition" with '1' in number line. Contents divided into 22 selections: (1) "On the Verge of Existence"; (2) "Joseph de Maistre"; (3) "Fractures"; (4) "Valery Facing His Idols"; (5) "The Lure of Disillusion"; (6) "Beckett"; (7) "Meeting the Moments"; (8) "Saint-John Perse"; (9) "Exasperations"; (10) "Mircea Eliade"; (11) "That Fatal Perspicacity"; (12) "Caillois"; (13) "Michaux"; (14) "Benjamin Fondane"; (15) "Borges"; (16) "Maria Zambrano"; (17) "Weininger"; (18) "Fitzgerald"; (19) "Guido Ceronetti"; (20) "She Was Not of Their World"; (21) "Foreshortened Confession"; (22) "Rereading . . . ". Glossy peach dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with Title lettering in light green superimposed upon gradually shading gray bands across lower middle front cover, below Author name lettering in thick black letters across upper middle front cover; 3/16" solid blue, vertical stripe down length of right front cover edge; black and white photo-portrait of Author on rear dw panel. Dustwrapper sunned down spine (ALL lettering sharp and distinct, eminently readable) and overlapping for 3/16" down left edge front cover, and for 1/4" across top edge front cover, else As New dustwrapper: NO rubbing wear; NO wrinkles; NO nicks or tears. Peach boards with medium gray spine and brilliant gilt lettering with a nick to top edge for 4 pp. (pp. 61-64), leaving now smoothed indent, as if a fingernail dug into top edge for 1/16", while embarked upon opening book: Nugatory, but there you have it: Essentially As New: Tight binding (NO creases); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear; NO previous owner names. Clean text. UNREAD.
Published by Seaver Books, New York, 1983
ISBN 10: 0394178416ISBN 13: 9780394178417
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Beth Tondreau (Design) (illustrator). 1st Edition. 186 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slight damage/wear to bottom of spine.
Published by Quadrangle, 1974, 1974
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition, first printing, September 1974 Close to fine and bright gray boards in like dust jacket with just the gentlest of use. Becoming scarce in the first edition.
Published by New York City, NY: Seaver Books, 1987, 1987
ISBN 10: 0805003916ISBN 13: 9780805003918
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 118 pages. Published in 1987. The author's sixth book to be translated into English. One of E. M. Cioran's finest achievements. Marks the first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. The 1987 First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now rare. Presents E. M. Cioran's "Histoire et utopie" in the definitive English translation by Richard Howard. Six provocative essays by the inimitable Modernist imitator-disciple of Nietzsche. He describes his political philosophy in some of the most accessible essays he has ever written. "Russia And The Virus of Liberty", in particular, is a singularly - and humanely - sympathetic account of Russia in relation to its difficult and imbalanced history with the West. It deserves to be re-read today in light of contemporary events that do show a bitter and humiliated Russia attempting to overcome its (largely wretched) History in order to realize a feverishly imagined, imperialistic Utopia. Whether one agrees with him or not, Cioran's measured and nuanced account in each essay is indispensable. An absolute "must-have" title for E. M. Cioran collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American) still available online and despite its imperfection (price-clipped and one bump on the top front board corner) is still in especially fine condition: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. It is priced accordingly. Please note: There is NO abusive underlining, highlighting, and all kinds of other writing that E. M. Cioran's books are prone to. Copies available online have much more serious flaws yet are priced as though they had collectible value. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest writer/philosophers of the 20th century. A fine copy. ISBN 0805003916. no.
Published by Viking, 1975, 1975
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition, first printing From the private library of poet and editor of Origin Cid Corman with his signed bookplate to the opening flyleaf. Very close to fine and bright in very good dust jacket with small mend to back cover. Briefly marked by Cid Corman in the text as is his usual custom as a reader.
Published by New York City, NY: Henry Holt And Company, 1986, 1986
ISBN 10: 080500002XISBN 13: 9780805000023
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Thus Edition. 1st Printing. 222 pages. Published in 1986. The author's first book to be translated into English. One of E. M. Cioran's finest achievements. The 1986 First Edition Thus. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition Thus is now rare. Presents E. M. Cioran's "La Tentacion d'exister" in the definitive English translation by Richard Howard. Eleven dazzling essays by the inimitable Modernist imitator-disciple of Nietzsche. Introduced by Susan Sontag, whose pioneering Essay, along with Edward Said's, remains one of the most provocative pieces ever written on Cioran. He examines his own unifying nihilism by delving into myriad subjects: The history of Western philosophy, literature and the novel, Ancient mysticisms, and Jewish history. An absolute "must-have" title for E. M. Cioran collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Edition Thus/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: It is NOT price-clipped. There is NO abusive underlining, highlighting, and all kinds of other writing that E. M. Cioran's books are prone to. Copies available online have very serious flaws yet are priced as though they had collectible value. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the greatest writer/philosophers of the 20th century. A fine copy. ISBN 080500002X. no.