About this title: Brilliantly exploring the life and work of American artist Joseph Cornell, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Simic utilizes a series of short prose pieces that scavenge the dark corners of New York City by way of the nooks and crannies of his own imagination, creating the literary equivalent of Cornell's art. Photos.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Date Published: 2006-09-12
ISBN-13:9781590171707ISBN:1590171705
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781590171707. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 77pp. White cloth spine, blue boards. Minimal markings, minimal use. Mylar covered. Illustrated with black and white photography. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Very Good. First edition, softcover, Advance Uncorrected Proofs, signed by Simic, light soiling to covers, light reading crease to each cover, otherwise a VG+ copy in green, printed wraps. read more
Description: Very Good in Near Fine jacket. 8.50 x 0.50 x 5.75. Nice Tight Clean copy! Mingles biography + critical discussion with selections from the artist's notebooks. 77 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco Press, Hopewell, NJ
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xvii, 77 pp., illus., bib. notes; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First Edition. " Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition, first printing. Oatmeal cloth spine, blue boards. Artist (B&W) reproductions on coated paper. Near fine in like DJ in Mylar. Invitation to Grolier book party laid in. 77 pp. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Ecco Press, Hopewell, NJ
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Dust Jacket Design By Krystyna Skalski; Dust Jacket Illustration "Untitled (Apollinaris)", 1953 By Joseph Cornell. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. One in the Writers on Art series. "Simic sets out to recreate in a different medium-the written language of the poet-the experience of viewing Cornell's enigmatic constructions of boxes, collages, and film....The resulting prose poems are studded with the same unlikely combinations of found objects and dime-store ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781590171707ISBN:1590171705
Description: Good. General Used Condiiton. Minor Defects may Exist. Minimal Shelf wear. Text may contain minor marking or highlighting, Binding Tight. Previous owners name or bookplate may be present. Customer Service isn't just a motto for us, its a way of life. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781590171707ISBN:1590171705
Description: New. In "Dime-Store Alchemy", poet Charles Simic re? ects on the life and work of Joseph Cornell, the maverick surrealist who is one of America's great artists. Simic's spare prose is as enchanting and luminous as the mysterious boxes of found objects for... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fine copy with a fine dj. Dime Store Alchemy interweaves elements of art history, poetry, and biography in a series of short texts that create a kind of poetic equivalent to Cornell's visual art. Illustrated with 8 b/w plates & b/w photograph. Parts of this book were published in The Yale Review and Epoch, Charles Simic is the author of 16 collections of poetry, two volumes of prose, he was awarded the Pulitizer Prize for Poetry in 1990 for The World ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco
Date Published: 1992-12
ISBN-13:9780880013031ISBN:0880013036
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
"This book is probably of interest only to people who like Charles Simic or Joseph Cornell. For people interested in Cornell's art, Simic is extraordinarily eloquent in his interpretation of Cornell's work. At least it resonated with me. The book is hard to classify. It is a mix of prose poems inspired by Cornell's work and mini-essays on that work. I'm going to paste my favorite passages from the book on my page. 3/09"
"Poetry based upon the shadow-boxes of Joseph Cornell, he captures beautifully the world in minauture, the flights of imagination, and the nostalgia inherent in that artist's work. For fans of one, or both, or brilliant writing in general."
"I was just thinking about this book the other day. I gave it as a present to my adviser in Japan. It's a novel in verse about the surrealist box-maker Joseph Cornell. Cornell himself was a really good writer, some of the prettiest lines are actually his."
"More biographies should be written like this. I'm going to have to chew on the material in here for a long time. I'm putting it next to Borges on my bookshelf: two objects that belong together."
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