Nelly, Poet Nobel Laureate, Homage to Nelly Sachs
by Ely E. Pilchik
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Pleasanton, California, United States
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About This Item
Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1988. 32 pp. Approximately 2 9/16 x 2 1/16". LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies. Black leather over boards with copper gilt lettering on front cover and spine, frontispiece, bound by Hugo Grummich, designed and hand typography by the publisher, some foxing to top edge, otherwise in near fine condition. (Bradbury, Schori 51)Nelly Sachs (1891 - 1970) was a Swedish poet and playwright of Jewish German birth. She was greatly impacted by the rise of the Nazis during World War II and escaped Germany only one week before having to report to a concentration camp. Her poetry is very lyrical and poignant. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966
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- Bookseller
- The Book Lair, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL-001630
- Title
- Nelly, Poet Nobel Laureate, Homage to Nelly Sachs
- Author
- Ely E. Pilchik
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Press of Ward Schori
- Place of Publication
- Evanston, IL
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- miniature
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...