2021, ISBN: 9781557508072

Hardcover

Pittsboro, North Carolina:: Blue Bluer Books,, 2014.. Edition of 100. 4 x 6"; 48 pages. Inkjet printed on Red River 37 lb. Premium Matte paper with an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. Handb… More...

Pittsboro, North Carolina:: Blue Bluer Books,, 2014.. Edition of 100. 4 x 6"; 48 pages. Inkjet printed on Red River 37 lb. Premium Matte paper with an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. Handbound with a hidden side sewing. Slipped into brown paper envelope with title and press information. Signed and numbered by the artist. Josh Hockensmith: "Doctor Mister Miracles' s Vocabulary Guide for the Perplexed Miraclist is a book-long riff on this line from the Tao Te Ching that has stuck with me for years: "Names can name no lasting name" (as translated by Addiss & Lombardo)  "As a sometime Taoist and an all-the-time verbalist, I can't stop thinking about that line. "The book is introduced as 'A Glossary of Seventeen Terms Compiled to Vivify Your Miracle Practice.' The first entries are straightforward. Sacred terms from real-world religious traditions (caritas, paramita) mingle with new words for ideals that could benefit the world ('humilitocracy'). But as the book goes on, the system breaks down - terms grow more opaque or slippery, words are burned away on the page, and disturbing images start to invade. "Nothing about the book is what it seems. What looks like a stack of smudged index cards rubber-banded together is a carefully printed, hand-bound book, its higher aspirations muddied by the inability of names to name a lasting name., Blue Bluer Books, 2014., 0, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Inst Press, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author, a member of the 28th Marines regiment that fought at Iwo Jimo & raised the flags on Mt. Suribachi, recounts this true story of the photographers who captured the iconic image of that second flag raising, along with the controversy & tragedy surrounding both men. This is a FIRST EDITION, First printing hardcover SIGNED with a personalized inscription by the author on ffep. Also includes copies of 2 personal letters 1) from the author to author Lee Server, 2) from author Bill Styron to the author, recalling his own service in the Marines. Both book & unclipped DJ are in Fine condition (our highest grade): indistinguishable from Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. DJ protected in new archival mylar cover Free! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images! Description & photos copyright Gargoyle Books 2021. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day., Naval Inst Press, 1996, 5<