New York: G. K. Hall & Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Stray, small, white marks at the tail of the rear cover. ; Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning American author James Merrill wrote lyric poetry, Divine Comedies is an example and longer narrative work like The Charged Light at Sandover. Peripherally, he was an essayist and playwright. This book is an anthology of selected criticism of Merrill's poetry and essays and is comprised of eight reviews and eight essays by various authors. Well-indexed. Blue cloth over boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. First edition from G. K. Hall, not a reprint. Clean, crisp, sharp and new-looking. Near Fine condition due to the stray marks on the back cover.; Critical Essays on American Literature; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Ix, 256 pages .

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Bookseller: 20 Ants Fine Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32
Title: Critical Essays On James Merrill
Author: Rotella, Guy, editor
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1996
Bookseller catalogs: Essays; Literary Criticism;

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