Bars and shadows; the prison poems. With an introduction by Scott Nearing
by Chaplin, Ralph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Leonard Press, 1922. Hardcover. 48p., front., first edition, relevant newspaper clipping pasted to front pastedown endpaper, else very good condition in a lightly edgeworn and soiled dj. *Miles 4961. "Chaplin was imprisoned on the charge of conspiring to obstruct the war. As a member of the I.W.W., he spoke against it, saying it would benefit the capitalists while using the workers as cannon fodder. His poems reflect this commitment." *Daniel Suvak, Memoirs of American prisons: an annotated bibliography. Metuchen, 1979. #383.
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 284953
- Title
- Bars and shadows; the prison poems. With an introduction by Scott Nearing
- Author
- Chaplin, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Leonard Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Labor - American; 1920S; IWW; Prisons;
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...