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CORMAN, Cid.. Word for Word: Essays on the Arts of Language Volume I.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1977.

Price: US$10.00 + shipping

Description: 169 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Morrow & Cooney 258a.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word for Word : Essays on the Arts of Language. Santa Barbara [Calif. ] : Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$11.00 + shipping

Description: Very good copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 169 pages; Description: v. 169 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Literature. Arts--Language. Notes: Vol. 2 has title: At their word. Includes bibliographical references and index. - [Volume 1]. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Corman, Cid. Word for word : essays on the arts of language. Santa Barbara [Calif.] : Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$11.05 + shipping

Description: Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 1 v. ; 23 cm. Subject; Literature. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Corman, Cid. WORD FOR WORD/ ESSAYS ON THE ARTS OF LANGUAGE. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1977.

Price: US$11.25 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 8vo; 169 pages; There is a price sticker, halfway removed on the inside cover. The book is otherwise well taken care of.

Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. At Their Word: Essays on the Arts of Language, Volume II. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1977.

Price: US$12.10 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, 218 pp. Spine and page edges foxed, wrappers worn at edges and corners, small sticker ghost on front.

Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word For Word: Essays on the Arts of Language, Volume I.. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1977.

Price: US$12.10 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, 169 pp. Small stains to wrapper at spine and rear.

Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word for Word: Essays on the Arts of Language, Volume I.. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1977.

Price: US$12.10 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, 169 pp. Wrappers lightly sunned and edgeworn with faint sticker ghost on front; foxing to page edges.

Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word For Word / Essays On The Arts Of Language Volume I. Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 169 p. Audience: Professional and scholarly. Essays, introductions and prose pieces by Cid Corman. Good. Spine creased with light foxing to top page edge. A good+, otherwise clean and solid book. First edition. First Edition, First Printing.

Seller: Outrider Book Gallery, Lacey, WA, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word for Word : Essays on the Arts of Language. Santa Barbara [Calif. ] : Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$21.94 + shipping

Description: Very good copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 169 pages; Description: v. 169 p. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Literature. Arts--Language. Notes: Vol. 2 has title: At their word. Includes bibliographical references and index. - [Volume 1]. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word for word : essays on the arts of language. Santa Barbara [Calif.] : Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$22.00 + shipping

Description: Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 1 v. ; 23 cm. Subject; Literature. 1 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

CORMAN, Cid.. Word for Word & At Their Word.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1977 & 1978., 1977.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: 169 + 218 pp. Two volumes, each fine in printed wrappers. Review slip laid into each. For the pair:

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word for Word: Essays on the Arts of Language. Volume one.. Black Sparrow, Santa Barbara, 1977.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Near fine in original wrappers. A small flaw on the rear panel. Review copy with publisher's information laid in.

Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.

CORMAN, Cid. WORD FOR WORD; Essays on the arts of language. Volume 1. Black Sparrow, Santa Barbara CA, 1977.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo, pp. 169. Includes an essay on Noh theater. Almost as new, in somewhat scuffed acrylic dj.

Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word for Word: Essays on the Art of Language. Volume I. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara:, 1977.

Price: US$29.95 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: One of 200 signed copies, this is number 40. Light surface wear to jacket and boards. ; 8vo ; 169 pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Daedalus Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Cid Corman. Word for Word: Essays on the arts of language Volume I. Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. First edition. Hardbound. One of 500 numbered copies. New in acetate dust jacket. A perfect unread copy.

Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. At Their Word / Essays On The Arts Of Language Volume I (Signed). Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1977.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Essays on poetics by Corman. A fine copy in fine acetate wrapper. One of 200 hand-numbered and SIGNED copies.

Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.

CORMAN, Cid. Word for Word: Essays on the Art of Language:Volume I.. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1977.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Volume one only. Octavo. 169pp. Blue cloth spine, publisher's printed paper spine label, papercovered boards. Very light foxing on the top edge, else a fine copy in fine publisher's unprinted acetate dust jacket. Signed, hardbound issue, limited to 200 numbered copies, Signed by Cid Corman on the colophon, 500 copies issued in cloth, also issued in a wrapper. The subjects of Cid Corman's essays include: Samuel Beckett, William Carlos Williams, Shakespeare, and more.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Corman, Cid. Word For Word / Essays on the Arts of Language, Volume I. Black Sparrow Press, 1977, 1977.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, first printing SIGNED. Signed by Cid Corman on his small personal bookplate to the title page. Always strong progressive work by this poet whether poetry or critical essays which run the range on Beckett to Zukofksy, Williams, plus work on the Noh Theatre, Cid's own statements and prefaces and notes towards an oral poetry. New ande bright all around in acetate dustjacket. Hardcover

Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

CORMAN, Cid.. Word for Word & At Their Word.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1977 & 1978., 1977.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: 169 + 218 pp. Two volumes, each fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spines and printed labels. Fine acetate dust jackets. Each is one of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Corman. For the pair: First editions, numbered & signed issue.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Cid Coreman. Word for Word Essays of the Arts of Language Volume 1. Black Sparrow Press, 1977.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: This #1/50 of signed editions with a poem in holograph by the author. This volume is signed on the limitation page, and also has the poem in holograph, which is signed, on the blank page following the copyright page. The boards are tan with red, blue and brown lettering and bordered by blue decorations. The spine cover is done in paisley cloth and has a paper label with the author's name and title affixed to the spine. The end papers are a blue paper similar to the color on the boards. The covers are protected by a clear, removable cover. There are 169 pages of text, the colophon and then a page with a brief biography of the author and a photo of the author by John Levy.

Seller: Before Your Quiet Eyes, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

CORMAN, Cid.. Word for Word: Essays on the Art of Language. Volume I.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1977.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: 169 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and paper label. Near fine acetate dust jacket. One of 50 numbered copies SIGNED by Corman with an original holograph poem. First edition, deluxe numbered & signed issue.

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

CORMAN, CID. WORD FOR WORD: ESSAYS ON THE ARTS OF LANGUANGE. VOLUME I & VOLUME II [SIGNED]. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1977.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Two volume set. Numbers 53 and 57 of 200 special hardcover numbered copies hand signed by the author. Fine hardcovers in fine clear acetate dust jackets as issued. Very bright and fine copies.

Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.

CORMAN, Cid.. Word for Word & At Their Word.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1977 & 1978., 1977.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: 169 + 218 pp. Two volumes. Specks of foxing along top edges, else both are near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spines and printed labels. Near fine acetate dust jackets. Designated "Publisher's Copy" on each colophon page and SIGNED by Corman. As is the deluxe issue, there is an original holograph poem by Corman tipped-in after the title pages. For the pair:

Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.