Wisdom of the Heart
CONTENTS;
CREATIVE DEATH
BENNO, THE WILD MAN FROM BORNEO
REFLECTIONS ON WRITING
THE WISDOM OF THE HEART
RAIMU
THE COSMOLOGICAL EYE
THE PHILOSOPHER WHO PHILOSOPHIZES
THE ABSOLUTE COLLECTIVE
THE ENORMOUS WOMB
THE ALCOHOLIC VETERAN WITH THE WASHBOARD CRANIUM
MADEMOISELLE CLAUDE
TRIBUTE TO BLAISE CENDRARS
INTO THE FUTURE
THE EYE OF PARIS
UTERINE HUNGER
FINALE
SERAPHITA
BALZAC AND HIS DOUBLE
A27a 1941 FIRST NEW DIRECTIONS EDITION
Cranberry red cloth boards. Yellow dust jacket
Published on December 12, 1941, at $2.50, in an edition of 1,500.
A27b 1941 VARIANT FIRST NEW DIRECTIONS EDITION
Pinkish-brown cloth boards
Note: It could not be determined if this variant was bound at the same time as the First Edition or whether it resulted from a later binding of First Edition sheets.
A27c 1946 SECOND NEW DIRECTIONS EDITION
Red cloth boards. Sandy beige dust jacket with orange zig-zag
Published in February 1946, at $3.00.
Note: Binding, dust jacket and price varies from the First Edition. Text is photo-offset from the First Edition.
A27d 1947 FIRST POETRY LONDON EDITION
Light red cloth boards. Black dust jacket with abstract illustration in pale yellow
Published in December 1947, at 10 shillings.
A27e 1960 FIRST NEW DIRECTIONS PAPERBACK EDITION
Black and white wrappers with large black heart above shirt and tie
1st Printing: Published in November 1960, at $1.35, in an edition of 10,000 copies.
2nd Printing: Published on April 11, 1962, at $1.45, in an edition of 12,670 copies.
3rd Printing: Published on December 28, 1966, at $1.45, in an edition of 8,241 copies.
Note: Unlike all previous editions of this title, the brief essay "Finale," from an early draft of Crazy Cock [A274a], has been deleted.
A27f 1971 SECOND NEW DIRECTIONS WRAPPER DESIGN
Black and white wrappers with large black heart above shirt and tie
4th Printing: Published in February 1971, at $2.45, in an edition of 3,074 copies.
5th Printing: Published in July 1973, at $2.75, in an edition of 2,113 copies.
6th Printing: Published in November 1975, at $3.95, in an edition of 1,530 copies.
7th Printing: Published on April 16, 1977, at $4.25, in an edition of 1,538 copies.
8th Printing: Published in January 1979, at $4.75, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
9th Printing: Published in 1980, at $5.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
10th Printing: Published in 1983, at $6.25, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
11th Printing: Published in 1985, at $6.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
12th Printing: Published in 1988, at $9.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
13th Printing: Published in 1990, at $9.95, in an edition of 1,500 copies.
Note: Beginning with the 4th Printing, the pages are cut 7/8 of an inch larger in length and 1 inch larger in width than the previous New Directions printings. In addition, the notation on the spine of "ND Paperbook 94" now reads "NDP 94." A copy of the 8th Printing has been seen with a sticker raising the price to $6.25.
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