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Rock and Shell: Poems 1923-1933
de WHEELWRIGHT, John
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- First
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1933. First edition. First printing. Deluxe issue. One of 200 specially signed copies, of a total edition of 500. Octavo. Maroon cloth; dustjacket; 87pp. Tight, straight and clean, Near Fine. In the original printed dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.50 on front flap), quite clean with a brief closed tear to rear panel just a bit of dusting and wear; Very Good+. Inscribed by the author (as usual for this edition): "Thanks to the subscriber," signed on colophon.
Very nice copy of the poet's first regularly published book. Malcolm Cowley supplies a blurb on the jacket's cover. A significant literary debut.
Very nice copy of the poet's first regularly published book. Malcolm Cowley supplies a blurb on the jacket's cover. A significant literary debut.
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- Librería
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 81159
- Título
- Rock and Shell: Poems 1923-1933
- Autor
- WHEELWRIGHT, John
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Bruce Humphries
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1933
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Modern Poetry;
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- Octavo
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- Good+
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Blurb
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- Colophon
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
