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Roditi, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spine and front spine edge each have a very small stain. Front cover edges have a tiny stain and a trace of foxing; Approx. 5 3/4" wide by 9". ; 151 pages
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
RODITI, Edouard.. Emperor of Midnight.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1974.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 146 pp. Very near fine in printed wrappers. Cover art from an etching by Jose Hernandez.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Roditi, Edouard.. Emperor of Midnight.. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy in cream wrappers printed in black, blue and red, with an etching on the front cover by Jose Hernandez. 146pp. Small label shadow to top right edge of front cover. Poems and prose poems selected from over 6 decades of work. Canonical surrealism for the most part. Q05283
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Roditi, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa, CA, 1974.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Poetry 146p. Name of previous owner in ffep.Tiny hole punched into back cover, else very good.
Seller: June Samaras, STREETSVILLE, ON, Canada
Edouard Roditi. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. Mild scuffing, mostly to rear cover. Lower fore-edge of corner lightly bumped.
Seller: La Playa Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
RODITI, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in illustrated wrappers with a few light stains on covers and lightly browned spine. Cover etching by Jose Hernandez.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Roditi, Edouard. Emperor of midnight. Black Sparrow Press, 1974.
Price: US$25.85 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.74
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Roditi, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First printing of the trade paperback edition, also issued in a limited hardcover edition. SIGNED by the author on the second front endpaper. 146 pp. A collection of poetry, prose, and prose poems spanning from the 1920s to the 1970s, by Edouard Roditi. Born in Paris, Roditi was educated in England and spent most of his life in the United States. He was known for his surrealist writing, from manifestos to poetry, as well as his many interviews with artists (UCLA Special Collections). GOOD+ condition. Minor browning and a hint of soiling to the wrappers. Light curling along the extremities. Small tear at the lower front hinge.
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
Roditi, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1974.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Some of these surrealist texts appeared in this book for the first time and include works from scarce periodicals
Seller: Carrington Bookshop, South Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original decorated paper-covered boards over cloth spine. One of 200 numbered copies, SIGNED by Edouard Roditi.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
RODITI, Edouard.. Emperor of Midnight.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1974.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: 146 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Roditi.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Edouard Roditi. EMPEROR OF MIDNIGHT. Black Sparrow Press, 1974.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A very fine hardcover copy limited to 200 copes and signed by the author. This is copy no. 8. A very clean and tight, crisp copy in it's original acetate wrapper. Wrapper has two tiny nicks/chips to the top two corner folds. Otherwise, copy is like new. *** WE BOX AND SHIP ALL BOOKS WITH USPS TRACKING. *** WE HAVE BEEN BUYING AND SELLING USED BOOKS FOR OVER 35 YEARS.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
RODITI, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards; acetate wrapper. Number 26 of 50 numbered and signed copies. Fine
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Roditi, Edouard. Emperor of Midnight. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1974.
Price: US$164.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: illustrated wraps, 146 pp, inscribed by the author on a front endpaper, very light soiling and small crease to rear cover Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Edouard Roditi. Emperor of Midnight. , 1974.
Price: US$164.44 + shipping
Description: 1974. Los Angeles Black Sparrow Press 1974 e.o. - Broché 15 cm x 23 cm 146 pages – Textes en anglais de Edouard Roditi biographie et photo de l’auteur couv. de José Hernandez bel envoi en français à Jean Blot (Alex Blokh) et Nadia Blokh- Bon état. Bon état
Seller: Librairie Sedon, Rochefort, France
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED Limited Edition. Copy #5 of 50 quarter cloth & boards handbound by Earle Gray, without dj. as issued. Each copy features an original numbered etching by artist Joes Fernandez. This copy is personally inscribed by Roditi on the colophon where he has also drawn a self-portrait. Fine in the unprinted protective acetate wrapper. (GC)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
RODITI, Edouard.. Emperor of Midnight.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1974.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: 146 pp. Foxing along top edges, else near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Cover art by Jose Hernandez. Designated "Publisher's Copy" on the colophon page and INSCRIBED by Roditi, "for John Martin" with a small portrait drawing. Roditi has additionally INSCRIBED the copy again on the title page, "For John Martin, / who keeps American poetry / alive and revives forgotten / + neglected poets." As in the deluxe issue, opposite the title page is tipped-on an original etching by Hernandez, which is numbered and signed.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: EMPEROR OF MIDNIGHT - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED by Roditi, Edouard (poems); Hernandez, Jose (illustrator) Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of five copies specially bound and designated for the author, artist, binder, publisher, and printer, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by Roditi on the colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; [6],7-146,[6]pp. An etching signed by artist Jose Hernandez is tipped in opposite the title page. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. A late but substantial collection of verse by the noted poet and translator, his first published by the Black Sparrow Press. Deluxe Issue, one of five copies specially bound and designated for the author, artist, binder, publisher, and printer, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by Roditi on the colophon.
Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.