The Translations (1953)
A66
Editions
a. First edition
The | TRANSLATIONS OF | EZRA POUND | With an Introduction by | HUGH KENNER | FABER AND FABER | 24 Russell Square | London 1 blank leaf, 2 leaves, 7-408 pp. 22.7 X 14.7 cm. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold on spine; end-papers; top edges stained yellow. Orange dust-jacket printed in black and red. Published 31 July 1953 at 30s; 1398 copies printed. Ox verso of nitle-leaf: First published in memliii ... Printed in Great Britain by R. MACLEHOSE and Company Limited The University Press Glasgow ... Contents: Introduction by Hugh Kenner—Cavalcanti Poems (Introduction dated 15 November 1910) (1912; revised 1920, 1931)—Arnaut Daniel Poems (Umbra and Instigations 1920)—Cathay (1915)—The Seafarer (Ripostes, 19123 also reprinted with Cazhay 1915)—Noh Plays (1916)—Dust for Sparrows by Remy de Gourmont ([Dial] 1920)—MISCELLANEOUS POEMS: To Formianus’ Young Lady Friend; after Valerius Catullus (Lustra, 1916 |i.e. Quia Pauper Amavi, 1919])— Her Monument, the Image Cut Thereon; from the Italian by Leopardi ([Canzoni] 1911)—Rome; from the French of Joachim du Bellay ([Canzoni] 1911)— Dieu! Qu’il la fait; from Charles D’Orleans (Ripostes, 1912)—Pierrots: from the French of Jules Laforgue (The Little Review, 1917 [and Pavannes & Divisions, 1918]) Note: The selection of the contents was made by Ezra Pound.
b. American issue, hardbound ({1953})
The | TRANSLATIONS OF | EZRA POUND | With an Introduction by | HUGH KENNER | NEW pirEections [New York, James Laughlin] 1 blank leaf, 2 leaves, 7-408 pp. 22.2 X 14.5 cm. Black cloth boards lettered in silver down the spine; end-papers. White dust-jacket printed in green and black. Published 31 August 1953 at $6.00; 4863 sets of sheets printed by Faber and 86 Faber for New Directions, of which 2000 were bound and jacketed in the United States. (Of these sheets, 750 sets were bought back by Faber and Faber for use—with cancel title-leaf—in their re-issue of the book, announced for Autumn 1962 but postponed until 8 February 1963—AG6c; 1820 sets were issued in the United States in paper binding by New Directions 20 March 1963— AG6d.) On verso of ttle-leaf: Printed in England New Directions Books are published by James Laughlin New York Office: 333 Sixth Avenue, New York City ... [Verso of half-title-leaf lists nine titles “by the same author” and two titles “about the author.”] Contents as in AGGA. c, English re-issue of the American issue ((1963]): Title-page and pagination as in AG6a. 22.3 X 14:7 cm. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold on spine; end-papers; top edges stained yellow. Blue dust-jacket printed in black and red. Published 8 February 1963 at 42 s.; 750 sets of sheets (originally printed for New Directions but bought back by Faber and Faber) issued with a cancel titleleaf. On verso of utle-leaf: ... Reissued memlxiii Printed in Great Britain by R. MACLEHOSE and Company Limited The University Press Glasgow ... d. American re-issue ([1963]): Title-page and pagination as in A6Gb. 20.4 X 13-7 cm. Heavy white paper wrappers printed in black on page [i] (with photograph of Ezra Pound by Boris de Rachewiltz), on page [iv], and on spine. Published 20 March 1963 as New Directions Paperbook 130 at $2.25; 1820 sets of sheets (originally printed for New Directions by Faber and Faber in 1953) cut down and issued in wrappers. (Versos of title-leaf and half-title-leaf as in AG6b.) e. Enlarged edition ([1964]): EZRA POUND | TRANSLATIONS | With an Introduction by | HUCH KENNER | NEW DIRRECTIONS [Norfolk, Conn., James Laughlin] 1 blank leaf, 2 leaves, 7~448 pp. 20.4 X 13.6 cm. Heavy white paper wrappers printed in black on page [i] (with photograph of Ezra Pound by Boris de Rachewiltz), on page [iv], and on spine. Published 18 February 1964 as New Directions Paperbook 145 at $2.25; 10,000 copies printed. On verso of title-leaf: ... Enlarged edition, ND Paperbook 145, 1963 [sic] ... Manufactured in the United States New Directions Books are published by James Laughlin at Norfolk, Connecticut. New York Office: 333 87 Sixth Avenue, New York City 14. ... [Verso of half-title-leaf lists 14 titles of “Other Books (in print) by Ezra Pound”. ] Pages 9-397 are a reprint by offset of these pages in the earlier editions; the section “Miscellaneous Poems,” pp. [399]-408 in A6Ga-d, has been expanded to occupy pages [399]-448, with these contents: Egyptian: Conversations in Courtship (1960)—Horace: “Ask not ungainly” (Odes, 1, 11:—1963); “By the flat cup” (Odes, 1, 311964); “This monument will outlast” (Odes, I], 3o-— 1964)—Catullus: To Formianus’ Young Lady Friend (Lustra, 1916); XXVI (1957); LXXXV (1963)—Rutilius: Roma (1963)—Navagero: Inscriptio fontis (The Spirit of Romance, 1910)—Kabir: Certain Poems (Moder Review, 1913)—[Arnaut] Daniel: Chansson doil (New Age, 1911); Rica conquesta (New Age, 1912); For Right of Audience (Mew Age, 1911); Canzon: Of the Trades and Love (New Age, 1912); Le ferm voler (Hesternae Rosae, 1913)—Bertrand de Born: A War Song (The Spirit of Romance, 1910)—Ventadorn: “Quant Vherba fresq el fuell apar” (Hesternae Rosae, 1913); The Lark (The Spirit of Romance, 1910)—Folquet de Romans: Las grans beautatz (/esternae Rosae, 1913)—Cercalmon: Descant on a Theme (Quia Pauper Amavi, 1919)—Li Viniers: Mére au Sauveour (Hesternae Rosae, 1913)—D’Orléans: “Dieu! qu'il la fait” (Ripostes, 1912)—du Bellay: Rome (Canzoni, 1911)—de Bouflflers: Air: Sentir avec ardeur (1963)—Rimbaud: Cabaret vert (Rimbaud, 1957); Comedy in Three Caresses (1957); Anadyomene (1957); Lice-Hunters (1957)—Tailhade: Rus (Rimbaud, 1957)—Laforgue: Pierrots (Pavannes & Divisions, 19 18)—Lubicz-Milosz: Strophes (Dial, 1921)—Guinicelli: “Vedut ho la lucente stella Diana” (The Spirit of Romance, 1910)—Orlandi: Sonnet to Guido Cavalcanti (Dia/, 1929)—St. Francis: Cantico del Sole (The Spirit of Romance, 1910)—Leopardi: Her Monument (Canzoni, 1911)—Montanari: Autunno (Imagi, 1951); Stagione di fiori (1951); Pomeriggio di Luglio (1951); Notte dietro le Persiane (1951); L’ultima ora (1963). f. English issue ([1971]): The | TRANSLATIONS OF | EZRA POUND | With an Introduction by | HUGH KENNER | FABER AND FABER | London Pagination as in A6Ge. 19:9 X 13.3 cm. Heavy white paper wrappers printed in pink, black, and green on pages [i] and [iy], in pink and black on spine, and in black on pages [ii] and [iii]. Published 8 February 1971 in the series of Faber paper covered Editions at £ 1.25; 6000 copies printed. On verso of title-leaf: ... First published in this (enlarged) edition 1970 [sic] Printed in Great Britain by Latimer Trend and Co. Ltd., Whitstable . . . [Verso of half-title-leaf lists ten titles “by Ezra Pound”. ] Contents as in AGGE.
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