"Printed in the U.S.A. [Date from the copyright page.] First Printing. Notes at the end: The Author, The Translator, The Book; vi, 114, [8] pages. The original black cloth is excellent, with corners square and gilt lettering on the spine as bright as if just issued. The interior is equally fine: bright, crisp, and completely clean---seeming almost never to have been read. The original shiny dustjacket is unclipped with no signs of any wear. This is a lovely copy. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] """"As in previous volumes, Jabès uses an amalgam of aphorisms, questions, multiple voices, and fragmentary narratives to create a highly poetic and suggestive whole. His acute images and spareness of style, nourished by years of exile and the historical urgency of his Jewish heritage, express the struggle between the sacred and the profane, between the infinite and human finitude. His voice is like the wind across the desert, an image often invoked in this book.""""---from the flap. As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking."