THE DARK
AND THE LIGHT
Elio Vittorini
BEHAVIOR
OF TITANS
Thomas Merton
HER
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
THE LIME TWIG
John Hawkes
WISDOM
OF THE DESERT
Thomas Merton
MARCO ·POLO
Maurice Collis
GAUDIER-BRZESKA,
A Memoir
Ezra Pound
CAN THESE
BONES LIVE
Edward Dahlberg
LAUGHTER
IN THE DARK
Vladimir Nabokov
Also NO PAPERBOOKS
Merton, Miller, Empson
Two superb novellas, published in Italy as
Erica
and
La Garibaldina,
reflect the rare compassion
that made the author's
In Sicily
a unique experi–
ence. Translated by Frances Keene.
$3.75
Four new prose pieces, consisting of an allegorical
tale, two essays, and a philosophical discussion of
the early Greek philosopher, Herakleitos.
$3.50
The first novel by the poet of
A Coney Island of
the Mind,
written with originality and humor, em–
ploying a narrative method that extends the boun–
daries of the novel form itself.
Hardbound $3.00
ND Paperbook
P.
88 $1.25
English horseracing is the background for this
novel of violence. As in
The Cannibal,
Hawkes
carries the novel into new realms. Introduction by
Leslie Fiedler.
Hardbound $3.50
ND Paperbook
P.
95 $1.35
The sayings of the early Christians who lived as
desert hermits are translated by Merton in a man–
ner that ignites their simplicity and directness,
their fervor and saintly wisdom. Designed by Dr.
Hans Mardersteig.
$3.25
A retelling and assessment of Polo's "Travels" by
a historian and traveller, author of
The Land of
the Great Image.
"One of the most interesting
historical reconstructions" (Times
Literary Sup–
plement). ND Paperbook Original
P.
93 $1.35
The work and influence of the brilliant sculptor,
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, have yet to be properly
assessed. Ezra Pound now adds a new postscript
to his memoir, originally published in 1916 and
long a collector's item. 52 illustrations.
$8.25
Dahlberg's book of apocalyptic criticism in a re–
vised edition."
. a work of literature of the
highest order" (Allen Tate). Introduction by Sir
Herbert Read. 40 illustrations by the brilliant
artist, James Kearns.
$4.75
A suspenseful novel of a man who forsakes his
wife for a young, 16 year-old mistress. "A first–
rate thriller...."
(The New Yorker).
New Trade edition. $3.50
Bread in the Wilderness,
P. 91 $1.65 (Cloth $3.50)
The Wisdom of the Heart,
P. 94
$1.35
Some Versions of Pastoral,
P. 92
$1.35
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