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Isaac Bashevis Singer. Lost in America. Doubleday & Company, New York, 1981.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Autographed copy. Second printing. Inscribed by the author on the half-title. Wear and small open and closed tears to the edges of the jacket. Internaly fresh. Size: 24 cm
Seller: abibliodocs, Montréal, QC, Canada
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday & Company, Inc, New York, 1981.
Price: US$33.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Third printing. Quarter black cloth over white paper boards, gilt spine lettering. Lightly sunned edges, dust jacket price clipped and lightly scuffed in one spot but overall a very good, clean copy. Signed by Singer on the half title.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday, Garden City, 1981.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, trade issue. Paintings and drawings by Raphael Soyer. Some browning on the boards, very good in very good dust jacket with a small tape repair. Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America (signed). Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City NY, 1981.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo; VG-/G; off-white spine with red and black text; first edition, second printing; dust jacket exterior has modest wear with slight soiling; minor edge wear; price clipped front flap; clear wrap to jacket; cloth exterior shows slight darkening to head and tail edges; tight binding; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; illustrated with paintings and drawings by Raphael Soyer; interior clean; pp 259; signed by author. 1367881. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday, NY, 1981.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 260 page hardcover, with paintings and drawings by Raphael Soyer. Autographed by Singer in front half-title page. Dust jacket - white with Soyer color graphic on front - is very lightly soiled and spine top very lightly frayed. Black cloth and white board exterior with title on spine in gold. Interior has prior owner name on front page listing other Singer works, otherwise unmarked, tight and clean.
Seller: G.J. Askins Bookseller, New Lebanon, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday, 1981.
Price: US$49.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Singer, a Nobel Prize-winning author, reminisces about his leaving his friends in Poland in the 1930's, his coming to America to join his brother in New York, and his experiences in this strange new land Hardback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp 233. Original publisher's black cloth over white boards, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the illustrator on the half title page, ISBN: 0385157568 Fine in close very good dust jacket, with slight chipping at edges. Photos available by request. International customers will be charged actual shipping costs.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America (Signed 1st edition). Doubleday, New Yrok, 1981.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Singer’s memoir of his life in Poland in the 1930’s, and his perilous journey to join his brother, I.J.Singer, in America. Illustrated throughout with twenty-six paintings and drawings by Raphael Soyer, who also provided the artwork for the dw. About fine in a similar dw, SIGNED by Singer on the half-title page.
Seller: Tom Davidson, Bookseller, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981.
Price: US$53.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine hardcover in a Fine dj. Signed by author on the front free endpaper: "Greetings, I. B. Singer". Illustrated with color and b/w drawings and paintings by Raphael Soyer. First Edition, First Printing. A very nice copy - clean text, tight binding, and a clean and bright dj.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. LOST IN AMERICA. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1981.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company. VG/VG. 1981. First Edition. Cloth/Boards w/DJ. Signed by the Author . 8vo., 259 pp., yellowing .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis.. LOST IN AMERICA. (SIGNED). Doubleday & Co.,, New York,, 1981.
Price: US$62.03 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp 233. Original publisher's black cloth over white boards, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on the half title page, "Greetings, I. B. Singer." ISBN: 0385157568 Fine in close very good dust jacket, with slight chipping at edges.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. LOST IN AMERICA. Doubleday, 1981.
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Description: 8VO, B/W,Color Ills, Hardcover Hardcover in slipcase with signed print. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is # 221 and is signed by the author Isaac Bashevis Singer. Numbered color print signed by the illustrator Raphael Soyer is also # 221 and is laid in. Maroon cloth boards with title in gold on spine. Light soil to gutter. Text pages are crisp and clean. Beautiful color and black and white illustrations by Raphael Soyer. Red marblized slipcase with yellow title label on one side shows light edge wear/bumping. Small price sticker on rear corner. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
Seller: Koster's Collectible Books, Farmingville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$119.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Purple cloth boards, gilt printing on spine. Slip case is near fine with a crack starting at lower front open edges. Laid in is New York Times 1987 obituary for Raphael Soyer.
Seller: onourshelves, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. Lost in America. Doubleday & Company,, Garden City, NY:, 1981.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Edition Fine in maroon cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 inches. Issued without a dust jacket; however, the book is contained within a fine, paper covered slip case with a printed paper label on one side of the slip case. One of only 500 limited edition copies printed. This copy is identified as number 104 and is signed by the author on the limitation page. 259 pages of text with black and white and colored drawings by Raphael Soyer. The laid-in, signed and numbered plate by Soyer is missing from this copy.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday, 1981.
Price: US$129.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: "Lost in America" is the third part of I.B. Singer's memoir of his early life following "A Little Boy in Search of God" and "A Young Man in Search of Love". In 1986, Singer combined the three parts into a new book, "Love and Exile: An Autobiographical Trilogy." I have the good fortune of owning the three original books, two of which I received as gifts. The books are keepsakes, beautifully printed, and with drawings and illustrations. Raphael Soyer's illustrations to "Lost in America" are sufficient to make the book precious. "Lost in America" begins in 1935 in Warsaw under the shadow of Nazism. Singer, 28, is about to receive documents allowing him to travel to America where his older brother, the novelist I.J. Singer, works in New York City. The memoir describes Singer's last few weeks in Warsaw, his passage by train through Nazi Germany and by ship to America, and the first few years of his difficult life in a new country. The memoir is introspective with its portrayal of Singer's loneliness, his sense of failure and almost suicidal depression, and his reflections on philosophy and on the existence of God and of the pervasive character of suffering and evil. Singer also reflects on sexuality as the constant theme of his writing, describing more than once the theme of his writing as the never-ending variety of relationships between men and women. Early in the memoir, Singer writes: "My number-one passion was the adventure of love, the endless varieties and tensions peculiar to the relationship between the sexes." The memoir is also descriptive of Singer's life and his surroundings. The strongest depictions occur early in the book of the life in Warsaw that Singer is leaving behind, including his contacts with other Yiddish writers and the lively political discussions of the day. The focus, however, is on the three women with whom Singer was carrying on affairs at the time. The train journey through Germany and the ocean crossing are described in detail showing Singer's loneliness and depression. In the final section of the book, Singer discusses his life in America where it appeared he would be doomed to failure as a result of writer's block and disorientation in what would become his adopted country. Singer quickly becomes involved in new love relationships while being haunted by those of his past. The book offers portrayals of downtown Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Coney Island and other places as seen from the perspective of a new immigrant who, even with the threat of Nazism, has been unable to move on fully from his earlier life. Readers find in books passages that speak immediately to them. While Singer is on the ship to the United States, he reads Henri Bergson's book "Creative Evolution" which at the time was highly popular. I have read "Creative Evolution" before and am currently re-reading it in a study group. I was taken with Singer's comment on his shipboard reading: "I was so engrossed in Bergson's work that for a while I forgot about my spiritual crisis. One didn't have to be a professional philosopher to recognize that Bergson was a talented writer, a Schongeist, [aesthete], not a philosopher, This was an elegant book, interestingly written, but lacking any new concepts. "Elan vital" is a pretty phrase but Bergson didn't even try to explain how it came to be a creative power. I had already grown accustomed to works that evoke a sensation of originality at the beginning only to find that when the reader reaches the last page, he is just as wise as he had been at the first." Photos available by request. International customers will be charged actual shipping costs.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover SIGNED on limitation page by Singer, #410 of a limited edition of 500, also includes a color print signed by illustrator Soyer; fine in cloth boards in publisher's original slipcase, no dust jacket as issued; very gentle fading to spine else a tight square unmarked copy in fine slipcase
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Isaac Singer. Lost in America (the Signed/Limited Edition). Doubleday & Co, Garden City, NY, 1981.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: The 1981 signed/limited. #367 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ISAAC SINGER AT THE LIMITATION AND INCLUDING A LAID-IN CORRESPONDING COLOR PRINT SIGNED BY RAPHAEL SOYER. Clean and Near Fine in its wine-red cloth and including a bright, Near Fine example of the publisher's printed slipcase. Octavo, 259 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis.. LOST IN AMERICA.. Doubleday: Garden City, NY, 1981.
Price: US$172.50 + shipping
Description: Illustr by Raphael Soyer, 9.5 x 6, cloth, 259 pp, vg in slipcase. FIRST ED, LIMITED TO 500 NUMBERED COPIES WITH EXTRA NUMBERED COLOR PRINT SIGNED BY SOYER AND BOOK IS SIGNED BY SINGER.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac B.. Lost In America. Doubleday, New York, 1981.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Illustrated by Raphael Soyer. 8vo, maroon cloth, publisher's board slipcase. New York: Doubleday, (1981) Limited to 500 copies, signed by Singer. Enclosed is a color print signed by Soyer.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: One of 500 special copies signed by the author, with a numbered color print signed by Soyer. This is copy #434. Singer, a Nobel Prize-winning author, reminisces about his leaving his friends in Poland in the 1930's, his coming to America to join his brother in New York, and his experiences in this strange new land. With the publisher's red cardboard slipcase with cover label. A near fine copy with sunning to spine in a near fine slipcase with large cover label
Seller: Ed Smith Books, ABAA, Bainbridge Island, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover 8vo 259 pages Very good or better, dark red cloth in slipcase. No dj, but I don;t think it cam with one. Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Signed by Singer, #21 OF 500, also contains color lithograph signed by Raphael Soyer
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday, U.S.A., 1981.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: In red cloth with gilt spine titling, housed in publisher's slipcase, 8vo, 259pp. Illustrated with Paintings and Drawings By Raphael Soyer. Limited Edition #447 of 500 copies Signed by Isaac Bashevis Singer together with a numbered color print signed by Raphael Soyer. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singe. Lost in America. Doubleday & Co, Gareden City, NY, 1981.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY BOTH ISAAC SINGER AND RAPHAEL SOYER on the half-title. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 1st trade edition. Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by the estimable Raphael Soyer. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. SIGNED by Isaac Bashevis Singer on half-title page. Fine in very good+ dust jacket. (A few edge tears & light touches of edge-wear. Mild spots of shelf-soiling at edges of jacket. )
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in fine d.j. Signed by the author. 1st edition. Binding is Cloth/boards.
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Issue, one of 500 numbered copies signed by the author, with a numbered, signed color print by the illustrator laid in. Octavo; maroon cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; original paper-covered slipcase; 259pp; illus. Some trivial rubbing to spine gilt, else Fine in a Fine slipcase. An semi-autobiographical novel set in New York, richly illustrated throughout.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Isaac Bashevis Singer. Lost in America. Doubleday, 1981.
Price: US$224.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Singer, a Nobel Prize-winning author, reminisces about his leaving his friends in Poland in the 1930's, his coming to America to join his brother in New York, and his experiences in this strange new land. Second printing. Flat-signed by singer and inscribed by illustrator Raphael Soyer Photos available by request. International customers will be charged actual shipping costs.
Seller: Bergen Book Studio, Hillsdale, NJ, U.S.A.
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. LOST IN AMERICA. , 1981.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. LOST IN AMERICA. Paintings and Drawing by Raphael Soyer. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1981. Small quarto, green printed wraps. Uncorrected Proof Copy- which does not contain the Soyer illustrations, issued in advance of the trade publication. Signed by Singer ("Greetings, I.B. Singer") on the half-title page. Proof copies signed by this Nobel Prize-winning author are scarce. Very Good (little discoloration front cover and faint dampstain lower edge spine). $250.00.
Seller: Antic Hay Books, Asbury Park, NJ, U.S.A.
Singer, Isaac Bashevis. Lost in America. Doubleday & Company, Inc, Garden City, NY, 1981.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: viii, [4], 259, [1] pages. DJ has some wear and soiling. Autographed copy sticker on front of DJ. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Colorfully illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (including color plates). Isaac Bashevis Singer (November 11, 1903 - July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born Jewish-American writer who wrote and published first in Yiddish and later translated himself into English with the help of editors and collaborators. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. A leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, he was awarded two U.S. National Book Awards, one in Children's Literature for his memoir A Day Of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw (1970) and one in Fiction for his collection A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (1974). In 1935, four years before the Nazi invasion, Singer emigrated from Poland to the United States. He was fearful of the growing threat in neighboring Germany. Singer settled in New York City, where he took up work as a journalist and columnist for The Jewish Daily Forward, a Yiddish-language newspaper. After a promising start, he became despondent and for some years felt "Lost in America" (title of his 1974 memoir, published in English in 1981). The artists who have illustrated Singer's novels, short stories, and children's books, include Raphael Soyer, Maurice Sendak, Larry Rivers, and Irene Lieblich. Singer published at least 18 novels, 14 children's books, a number of memoirs, essays and articles. He is best known as a writer of short stories, which have been published in more than a dozen collections. Isaac Singer takes us back in time to the mid-Thirties, when he was a young man in Poland, struggling to eke out a living and dreaming of joining his brother in America. This is the tale of how he made that trip and found himself confronting a strange land where an uncertain future lay ahead (from the dust-jacket). Singer is the seventh American and sole Yiddish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he received in 1978. Derived from a Kirkus review: The Nobel Laureate continues his selective, semi-fictional memoirs with a third, large-print volume illustrated by Raphael Soyer. It's now 1935, and Isaac must escape from Poland and join his older brother in N.Y. Which means leaving behind his assorted amours: Trotskyite Lena, now pregnant; epically depressed matron Stefa; and cousin Esther. But Isaac does manage to get his visa and trembles his way across Europe to the boat at Cherbourg. He's lost on the ship. He fears that his dining-hall card marked "second sitting" is a signal to the waiter "to poison my food." He ends up eating in his cabin, served stale bread and cheese by "a man who could be a prison guard". . .until meeting congenial virgin Zosia. And once settled in Brooklyn, near writer brother Joshua, he's overwhelmed with melancholy: he can't write; he knows no English; he has an obsessive affair with an older woman, a haunted widow. Worse yet, he'll be deported if he doesn't get a permanent visa. So he embarks on a nerve-wracking scheme requiring him to sneak into Canadaâ"and his accomplice is Zosia, who clearly hopes to lose her virginity on the trip. Isaac returns to his cockroach-infested room, Zosia marries a rich oddball, life goes on: "I am lost in America, lost forever." And despite the nonstop laments, this sharp, shapely memoir bounces along quite merrilyâ"with the wicked, ironic grace of three or four overlapping Singer stories. Raphael Zalman Soyer (December 25, 1899 - November 4, 1987) was a Russian-born American painter, draftsman, and printmaker. Soyer was referred to as an American scene painter. He is identified as a Social Realist because of his interest in men and women viewed in contemporary settings which included the streets, subways, salons and artists' studios of New York City. He also illustrated two other books for Isaac Bashevis Singer, entitled A Little Boy in Search of God and Love and Exile.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.