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The Merry Heart: Selections 1980-1995 & Happy Alchemy: Writings on the Theatre and Other Lively Arts (2 volumes)

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The Merry Heart: Selections 1980-1995 & Happy Alchemy: Writings on the Theatre and Other Lively Arts (2 volumes)

by Davies, Robertson

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ISBN 10
077102584X
ISBN 13
9780771025846
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Two volume set comprising original first editions in brown paper covered boards and gilt lettering on spines in matching slip case (also fine); without dust jackets, as issued. "Merry Heart" published in 1996 [ISBN: 0-7710-2584-X]; "Happy Alchemy" published in 1997 [ISBN: 0-7710-3541-1]; 385 pages & 384 pages. Heavy and may require additional postage depending on destination. . First Edition, First Printing. Hard Covers in Slipcase. Fine/No Jackets as Issued.

Synopsis

Readers around the world continue to mourn the 1995 death of a beloved literary icon, but this rich and varied collection of Robertson Davies?s writings on the world of books and the miracle of language captures his inimitable voice and sustains his presence among us. Coming almost entirely from Davies? own files of unpublished material, these twenty-four essays and lectures range over themes from "The Novelist and Magic" to "Literature and Technology," from "Painting, Fiction, and Faking," to "Can a Doctor Be a Humanist?" and "Creativity in Old Age." For devotees of Davies and all lovers of literature and language, here is the "urbanity, wit, and high seriousness mixed by a master chef" ( Cleveland Plain Dealer )?vintage delights from an exquisite literary menu. Davies himself says merely: "Lucky writers. . .like wine, die rich in fruitiness and delicious aftertaste, so that their works survive them." Viking will publish Robertson Davies? Happy Alchemy in July 1998 Many fine works by Robertson Davies are available from Penguin including The Deptford Trilogy, The Cornish Trilogy , and The Salterton Trilogy

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Bookseller
Purpora Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
20385
Title
The Merry Heart: Selections 1980-1995 & Happy Alchemy: Writings on the Theatre and Other Lively Arts (2 volumes)
Author
Davies, Robertson
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jackets as Issued
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
ISBN 10
077102584X
ISBN 13
9780771025846
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Place of Publication
Toronto
This edition first published
1996
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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