Anghelaki-Rooke, Katerina; Jackie Willcox, translator — Beings and Things on Their Own

Brockport, New York, BOA Editions, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Handsomely bound in oatmeal cloth over boards, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. The recipient of the 1985 Greek National Poetry Award for the Greek version of Beings and Things on Their Own, Katerina Anghelaki-Rooke is the author of seven previous books of poetry in Greek. Translated from the original Greek by Jackie Willcox. 47 pp. and with a fine black-and-white photograph of the author at rear panel. From her Wikipedia entry, "Anghelaki-Rooke was born in Athens, the daughter of Eleni (née Stamati) from Patras and Yannis Anghelakis from Asia Minor. Her godfather was the Cretan writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a close friend of her parents. She married Rodney Rooke in 1963. While a very young child she contracted a bacterial infection that ate affected her bones and left her with a severe limp and a stunted arm. She attended primary and secondary school in Athens. She followed courses at the Universities of Athens and Nice, completing her studies with a degree in translation and interpretation at the University of Geneva."Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,