In The Yellow Book, the home-seeking traveler--"a decadent who lived to tell the story"--finds lodgings in our fierce fin de si???cle under the roof of his Dublin attic flat. Amid echoes from dead writers, "clouds of unknowing" from his "last Camel," and ghosts from his own life, the poet muses wisely and wittily on our wound-down decade and expiring double millennium. These twenty-one absorbing, sometimes mordantly funny, and always delightful meditations offer us both the distinctive details of our shared lives and a ...
Read More
In The Yellow Book, the home-seeking traveler--"a decadent who lived to tell the story"--finds lodgings in our fierce fin de si???cle under the roof of his Dublin attic flat. Amid echoes from dead writers, "clouds of unknowing" from his "last Camel," and ghosts from his own life, the poet muses wisely and wittily on our wound-down decade and expiring double millennium. These twenty-one absorbing, sometimes mordantly funny, and always delightful meditations offer us both the distinctive details of our shared lives and a theoptic view from "windows flung wide on briny balconies/above an ocean of roofs and lighthouse beams;/like a storm lantern the wintry planet swings." ("Night Thought")
Read Less
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $7.91, very good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by The Gallery Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $41.17, very good condition, Sold by Yare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Great Yarmouth, NORFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by The Gallery Press.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $78.07, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1997 by The Gallery Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good. First edition-Very good copy in dustwrapper-Includes newsclippings carefully folded with publisher and dates noted-4/0155-57pp. -The Gallery Press, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. 1997. paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $38.50, very good condition, Sold by Chaparral Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Wake Forest University Press.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $17.00, very good condition, Sold by Liberty Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Avis, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Wake Forest University Press.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $26.26, good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by The Gallery Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $37.99, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Wake Forest University Press.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $44.66, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Wake Forest University Press.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $57.00, like new condition, Sold by Twice-Loved Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Palestine, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Gallery Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
As New in As New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. ** AS NEW HARDCOVER IN AS NEW DUSTJACKET ** TRUE 1ST EDITION ** CLEAN, STAIN-FREE, UNMARKED ** NOT A LIBRARY BOOK ** Published in Ireland by Gallery Books, 1997, with 57 pages. A flawless, unread copy of book and dustjacket. The book is quite clean and stain-free, square and straight, firm and tight in its binding, no pages loose, missing, or torn. Spine is uncreased and unbroken, corners sharp and not bumped. All pages are clean and stain-free, bright and white, and all text is crisp and legible. We detected no writing, underlining, highlighting or markings of any such kind in the text. Dustjacket is clean, stain-free, unmarked, complete and intact, no tears or pieces missing, no wrinkles or creases. Buy with confidence, professional booksellers for 35 years, selling online since 1995. B31.
Add this copy of The Yellow Book to cart. $59.46, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Wake Forest University Press.
