Distinguished poet Merwin offers a brilliantly evocative and loving account of southwestern France, vividly conveying his intimate knowledge of the people and the country. In three narratives, he depicts the small town life in this ancient part of the world where the past is still palpably present.
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Distinguished poet Merwin offers a brilliantly evocative and loving account of southwestern France, vividly conveying his intimate knowledge of the people and the country. In three narratives, he depicts the small town life in this ancient part of the world where the past is still palpably present.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 9x5x1; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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Good. Size: 9x6x1; First ed.; ex-lib. with usual stamped and labels; 307 p., clean and otherwise unmarked on fine unaged paper but there are faint smudges on fore-edges; binding firm; boards and d.j. well protected by Brodart cover;
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As New in As New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover, Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1992. New York. As New in a As New dust jacket protected with mylar cover. 1st Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Unmarked Clean, Tight, and Unread. First edition. 307 p.
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Good in Very Good jacket. Distinguished poet Merwin offers a brilliantly evocative and loving account of southwestern France, vividly conveying his intimate knowledge of the people and the country. In three narratives, he depicts the small town life in this ancient part of the world where the past is still palpably present.
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Fine. Book UNCORRECTED PROOF of this "brilliantly evocative and loving account of southwestern France", which "makes us vividly aware of the sensuous wisdom of the French country people...wine lovers will be charmed".
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Stated First Edition, a collection of three stories, "Fois Gras, " "Shepherds, " and "Blackbird Summer." Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound handsomely in burgundy cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Top-stained in green. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, though price-clipped. Frontis matter, 3-307 pp. The author was well-known for writing many volumes of poetry and essays, and split his time between Maui, Hawai'i, where he lived primarily, and a stone chateaeux in the South of France. Fine stories of food and culture, local personalities. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Foxing on page edges, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with spine lightly sunned. The poet's vivid portrayal of Southwestern France.
