Buy this book on-line Oliver, Mary : Dog Songs: The Deluxe EditionPenguin Press, New York City, NY, 2014 ISBN 1594204780
First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 130 pages. Retrospective collection of poems. One of the most beautiful poetry collections of our time. The Deluxe Slipcased Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the regular trade edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only whose limitation is not stated. The Deluxe Slipcased Edition is now scarce. The production values are superior in every respect to the regular trade edition: Regular-sized volume format. Red cloth boards with white titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Poems by Mary Oliver. 6 X 8 inch broadside, "A Little Black And White Dog", laid-in and meant to be framed. Matching khaki cloth slipcase with art reproduction pasted on one side and red titles embossed on the spine. In protective plastic sheet. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in its Deluxe Slipcased Edition format, Mary Oliver's "Dog Songs". In celebration, praise, and homage to Man's Best Friend Forever. After being our lifelong "indefatigable guide to the natural world, particularly its lesser-known aspects", and with emphasis on avian lives (owls, wild geese, swans, finches, red birds, blue irises, all of which eponymously entitle her books), Mary Oliver turns her attention to an otherwise banal subject that she transforms into limpid poetry: Our pet dogs, also eponymously entitled. A poem about Percy, who (mysteriously) disappears then (miraculously) re-appears, is about an event, both harrowing and joyful, that happens to many dog owners, who live in constant fear of just such a thing: "The first time Percy came back / he was not sailing on a cloud. / He was loping along the sand as though / he had come a great way. / 'Percy', I cried out, and reached to him" (Mary Oliver). "You will be the wiser for having read these poems" (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Mary Oliver died on January 17, 2019 at the age of 84, and will be sorely missed. An absolute "must-have" title for Mary Oliver collectors. This is a copy of the Deluxe Slipcased Edition. It comes with a 6 X 8 inch Souvenir Broadside. The broadside is meant to be framed, eminently suitable as such. But it can just as lovingly be left within the book as a keepsake from Mary Oliver. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the Deluxe Slipcased Edition (with Souvenir Broadside) still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Should NOT be confused with regular trade edition. The production values are superior in every respect to the latter. A scarce copy thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for "American Primitive". Winner of the National Book Award in 1992 for "New And Selected Poems". One of the finest American poets of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER MARY OLIVER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1594204780. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Oliver, Mary : Dog Songs: The Deluxe Edition. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, livres illustrées, first editions, collectables and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |