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New York, NY St Martin's Press, 1998. Hardcover First Edition [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition [1998]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notes, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing and a couple of barely discernible rumples at the upper front panel; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches). 336 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 7.8 ounces. Hardback with DJ. In this finely drawn portrait, Sappho of Lesbos narrates her extraordinary life, from her childhood in war-torn Mitylene to her later relentless search for passionate love. Driven by the all-consuming fever of her Muse-inspired poetic gift, Sappho leads the reader on a journey that is at once turbulent and divine, desperate… Read More

New York, NY Harper & Row: Perennial Library, 1978. Paperback First Edition Thus (1978); Eighth Printing. Very Good in Wraps: shows light wear to the extremities with a modest nudge to the upper corner of the text and covers; a very faint stress crease to the back-strip; a very faint crease near the lower corner of the front panel. The binding leans slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10 x 8 x 1.15 inches). xv, 416 pages. Appendix by Livio Catullo Strecchini. Language: English. Weight: 36.3 ounces. First Edition Thus (1978); Eighth Printing. Trade Paperback.