C.W. Truesdale Master of Knives Signed Lalic Johnson Poetry
C.W. Truesdale THE MASTER OF KNIVES Hamman Publishing Co., USA. Unknown year. First and limited edition, #6. Signed by author and illustrator. Hardbound, a fine copy. Some pages are a little soiled and cover edges a little rubbed. Size: 28,5 x 28,5 cm. /2/, 101, 1l. Illustrated by Lucas Johnson. The copy is inscribed by the author ( below the printed dedication which reads: ‘for Joanie and for Ivan’) to Serbian poet Ivan V. Lalic:’’for Ivan V. Lalic / and his lovely / family – Brance / (…) / (…) / with love / Bill’’. For condition see photos/scans.
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Calvin William Truesdale (Bill) was born in 1930. He was an American poet and helped transform the Twin Cities into a national center of nonprofit publishing. As founder and longtime editor of Minnesota’s oldest nonprofit publisher, New Rivers Press, Truesdale was known as a risk-taking champion of new and regional voices. He helped to launch literary stars such as poet Charles Simic, former Minnesotans David Haynes and Charles Baxter, and scores of other writers. Truesdale’s poetry is characterized by a distinct, deep and intelligent observation of the surrounding space and man’s inner world.
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Ivan V. Lalic (1931 – 1996) was one of the most significant Serbian poets writing after World War II with a reputation as one of the finest European poets of his time. Also one of the leading poets of contemporary neosymbolism poetry in Serbia. He had also been writing essays and literary critics and versifying English and French poetry into Serbian language. Lalic edited few antologies of poetry. He was sincerly appreciated among colleague poets of his time all over the world as it can be seen in many inscriptions wrote to him on books he received as sign of respect and appreciation.
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