"A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free": Signed Limited Edition of the Kazantzakis’ Masterpiece Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
$11,500.00Item Number: 2209
Athens: Pyrsos, 1938.
First edition of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece. Folio, brown cloth. One of 277 copies signed by Nikos Kazantzakis, this is number 109. In near fine condition.
Nikos Kazantzakis began work on his modern sequel to Homer's Odyssey in 1924, publishing it in 1938 after drafting seven different versions. Kazantzakis considered this his most important work. Following the structure of Homer's Odyssey, it is divided into 24 rhapsodies, consisting of 33,333 17-syllable lines. It was translated into English in 1958 as "The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel."
Other Books by this Author
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"I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else": Rare First Edition In Greek of the Author’s Classic Work Zorba The Greek; Signed by Nikos Kazanzakis
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Zorba The Greek.
Athens: Plateia Syntagmatos, 1946.
First Greek edition, preceding all other editions of the author’s most popular novel and basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Quinn. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition with some rubbing to the spine and small closed tears. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. First editions of Zorba The Greek are of legendary scarcity; this is one of the nicest examples we have seen or handled.
Price: $14,000.00
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First Edition of The Last Days of Pompeii; Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
The Last Days of Pompeii.
Athens: 1933.
First edition of this work translated by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the copyright page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $750.00
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"A man needs a little madness, or else... he never dares cut the rope and be free": First Edition of the Author’s Magnum Opus The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958.
First edition. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Translated into English by Kimon Friar; illustrations by Ghika. A very bright copy.
Price: $300.00
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“Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection”: First American Edition of The Last Temptation of Christ; Lengthily Inscribed by Translator Peter Bien
Kazantzakis, Nikos; Peter A. Bien.
The Last Temptation of Christ.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960.
First American edition of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy nominated film. Octavo, original half cloth. Translated from the original Greek by Peter A. Bien. Signed by the translator as follows, “Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection.” Peter Bien Hanover, NH.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional inscription.
Price: $1,500.00
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"ONE OF THE GREAT CHARACTERS OF MODERN FICTION": FIRST FRENCH EDITION OF KAZANTZAKIS’ ZORBA THE GREEK
Kazantzakis, Nikos (Kazantzaki).
Alexis Zorba ou le Rivage de Crete (Zorba The Greek).
Paris: Editions Du Chene, 1947.
First French edition of Zorba the Greek, published one year after the first Greek edition and six years prior to the first English translation. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Kazantzakis traveled to Paris frequently throughout his life and spoke French fluently. From 1902 Kazantzakis studied law at the University of Athens, then went to Paris in 1907 to study philosophy. Here he fell under the influence of Henri Bergson. His 1909 dissertation was titled “Friedrich Nietzsche on the Philosophy of Right and the State.”
Price: $975.00
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SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF THE NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS’ MASTERPIECE ODYSSEY: THE MODERN SEQUAL
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.
Athens: Pyrsos, 1938.
First edition of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece. Folio, original wrappers as issued. One of 277 numbered copies signed by Nikos Kazantzakis this is number 204. A near fine example. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $12,500.00
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"Toledo lived in my mind just as El Greco had painted it in the storm": Rare First Greek Edition of Nikos Kazantzakis' Spain
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Spain (In Greek).
Athena: 1937.
Rare first Greek edition of this early travelogue by Kazantzakis. Octavo, bound in half morocco over cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $750.00
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“Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection”: Rare First Greek Edition of The Last Temptation of Christ
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
The Last Temptation of Christ (First Edition in Greek).
Athena: Thiphros, 1955.
First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation. Octavo, bound in green cloth. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In near fine condition. First editions of The Last Temptation of Christ are rare.
Price: $8,500.00
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“Never in my life have I feared death as much as I feared that resurrection”: Rare First Greek Edition of The Last Temptation of Christ
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
The Last Temptation of Christ (First Edition in Greek).
Athena: Thiphros, 1955.
First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00
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Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Nikiforos Fokas (In Greek).
Athena: 1927.
First edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In good condition, with the signatures originally bound, but lacking the spine. A very rare, early work by Kazantzakis.
Price: $2,500.00
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"Who knows, perhaps God is simply the search for God": First Edition of Nikos Kazantzakis' Saint Francis; Lengthily Inscribed by the Translator Peter A. Bien
Kazantzakis, Nikos; Translated by Peter A. Bien.
Saint Francis.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1962.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Translated from the Greek by Peter A. Bien. Signed by the translator on the front free endpaper, “To John “Who knows, perhaps God is simply the search for God.” Peter Bien.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears.
Price: $1,200.00
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"ONE OF THE GREAT CHARACTERS OF MODERN FICTION": FIRST EDITION OF KAZANTZAKIS’ ZORBA THE GREEK; SIGNED BY HIM
Kazantzakis, Nikos (Kazantzaki).
Zorba The Greek.
London: John Lehman, 1952.
First edition in English, preceding the American edition by one year of the author’s most popular novel and basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Quinn. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. From the library of Odysseas Elytis, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1979. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Carl Wildman. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Trade editions signed by Kazantzakis are exceptionally rare.
Price: $12,500.00
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First Greek Edition of Nikos Kazantzakis' Christ Recrucified
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Christ Recrucified.
Athena: 1954.
First Greek edition of Christ Recrucified. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00
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First Greek Edition of "one of the most widely read books of modern Greek literature " Nikos Kazantzakis' Captain Michalis; Signed by Him
Kazantzakis, Nikos.
Captain Michalis or Freedom and Death.
Athens: 1953.
First Greek edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some small chips and wear to the spine. First editions are rare.
Price: $4,000.00
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