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AVON'S HARVEST; By Edwin Arlington Robinson
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. First Edition. Cloth & Folding slipcase added. Very Fine/Fine. 8vo, brown leather spine over maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover, lettered dust jacket (un-clipped) with decorative device and title on cover, [vi] + 65 pages. Added: slipcase with natural calf spine & gold lettering plus folding cloth panels. Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935) was an American poet who won three Pulitzer Prizes for his work, and was nomin"ated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. AVON'S HARVEST is a long narrative poem--"a tragic novel in verse--which tells the story of how a man's life was destroyed by fear caused by an unreasoning hatred he formed as a youth.<br/> <br/> We quote the opening stanza:<br/> <br/> Fear, like a living fire that only death <br/> Might one day cool, had now in Avon's eyes <br/> Been witness for so long of an invasion <br/> That made of a gay friend whom we had known <br/> Almost a memory, wore no other n<br/> ame<br/> As yet for us than fear.<br/> <br/> SCARCE & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: also a Superior folding slipcase.<br/> <br/> Condition: Tight, remarkably bright and clean copy with a comparable FINE dust jacket. VERY slight toning to edges of dj. Slight discoloration to leather spine on slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4096
- Title
- AVON'S HARVEST; By Edwin Arlington Robinson
- Author
- Robinson, Edwin Arlington
- Format/Binding
- Cloth & Folding slipcase added
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Fear, hatred, obsession, tragedy,
- Product_type
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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