The Sorrows Of Priapus

Norfolk, CT7: New Directions, 1957. First editon; 8vo; brown cloth covered boards with letter "P" blindstamped on cover and white lettering on spine; black & white drawings by Ben Shahn; a very good, clean, tight copy in a lightly chipped dust jacket (see picture).

New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition thus. Originally published by New Directions in 1957. Near fine with owner's name penned on front pastedown in a very good dustwrapper with spine toned, chip on top edge of rear panel.

Marion Boyars, 1989-02. Paperback. Very Good. Very good paperback. Age-toning to pages. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; illustrations and text also very good. A nice copy.

New Directions, 1957. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, in a clear plastic cover that's shelf worn, is worn in places and has a small hole in the lower front corner. Boards have a warn spot beneath the dj hole and worn corners. Page ends are lightly soiled. Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library.

Used book may have writing, markings inside book. DJ has bumping on the top/spine, edges, corners. The DJ is very thin on the whole spine. Lower part of spine DJ is missing little pieces. Outer edges may have stains, tanning, browning, foxing. Dahlberg's intent seems to have been as much to display his bulging erudition and arch, archaic way with… Read more about this item

(New York): New Directions, 1957. Hardcover. Fine/Good. First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Ben Shahn. Fine in presentable good dustwrapper with a chip on the rear panel, and some other light general wear. Nicely Inscribed by the author: "There is very little trust in the money, but I trust (word illegible - God?) - with affectionate friendship. Edward… Read more about this item

New Direction Books, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($6.50 price intact). Published by New Direction Books, 1957. Octavo. Brown cloth boards stamped in white. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xvii, 237 Pp. First Edition, 1982 Copyright, No Later Datepurple Cloth, Gilt; Beige Boards. Fine In Near Fine Dj, Price Clipped, With Slight Discoloration In Band 1" Deep Below Top Edge, Possibly From Older Dust Jacket Protector.

Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine jacket..

Harcourt Brace, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. .

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Small Octavo. xvii (i), 237 (1) pp. stated First Edition, Part I: 14 chapters - The Sorrows of ... ; Part II: 12 chapters - The Carnal Myth - a search into classical sensuality. No Index. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New.

London: Clare & Boyars, 1970. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ, with gentle erasure-crease to front free end paper upper right corner (barely discernible). Shahn, Ben. Medium Octavo in purple, illus DJ; [7], 119 p. illus. 23 cm.

-: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1972]. First Thus. Octavo (20.5cm.); original cloth-backed boards in cream price-clipped dust jacket printed in red and purple; xvii,[1],237pp. Closed tear to top edge of rear jacket panel, else Near Fine. Two related works, originally published eleven years apart (1957 and 1968).

London: Calder and Boyars, 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper. Advance Review copy with slip laid in.

London: Calder and Boyars, 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First English edition. Illustrated by Ben Shahn. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in.

Calder & Boyars, 1970. Hard cover. Very Good. Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. [7], 119 p. : illus.; 23 cm. Includes Illustrations.

London: Calder and Boyars, [1970]. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Bound in the publisher's original black cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.

London: Calder & Boyars. (1970). The first British edition of this collection of short aphoristic texts, with drawings by Ben Shahn. The first part is devoted to the Western cultural tradition, and the second focuses on pre-Columbian America, ultimately fusing the two to reach for a unified vision of the American cultural legacy. Fine in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket.… Read more about this item