Collection: Literary Criticism & Theory

NY: Columbia University Press/Temple University Publications, 1959. First edition. Vi, 217pp; index; bibliography; discography. 8vo; green cloth; silver spine titles; dust jacket. Mild shelfwear, a couple of light dings to textblock fore-edge. Near fine in an about very good jacket, unclipped, with chips at base... More

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1970. First edition. 8vo; black cloth; gilt and green spine titles; dust jacket. xv, 275pp., with index. A few minor bumps to textblock fore-edge, mild rubbing to spine lettering. Unclipped ("$9.00") jacket with light fading and rubbing to spine, moderate... More

Uncommon  hardcover issue of this hefty collection of essays exploring Oppen’s milieu, method, and books, along with a bibliography of commentary on Oppen’s work. Edited with an introduction by Burton Hatlen. Contributors include Harvey Shapiro, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Marjorie Perloff, and Theodore Enslin. Orono, ME:... More

Ithaca NY: Cornell University Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. ix + 359pp, indexed. Full purple cloth, no jacket, presumably as issued. Some faint yellowish discolorations near base of rear board, splash mark to base of textblock, with some related (fairly minor) moisture-wavering to a handful... More

Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 325pp, indexed. Black cloth. Warmly inscribed by Kennedy on the front free end paper. Very good in a good (+) jacket. Minor bumping to board corners, softened spine ends, a few minors spots of soiling to textblock.... More

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1990. Hardcover. 8vo. xi+359pp, indexed. First edition. Full grey cloth with gilt spine titles. Fine in a very near fine jacket with minor wear/crumpling along top edge and faint toning to spine panel. More