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THE BOOK OF LOVE; Edited by Diane Ackerman & Jeanne Mackin
by Ackerman, Diane, editor, and Jeanne Mackin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393045897
- ISBN 13
- 9780393045895
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York London: W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Thick 8vo, black quarter cloth over brilliant red boards with gold lettering on spine and front cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with painting of lovers kissing by Francisco Hayez, xxxiii + 827 pages. A collection of over 200 of the world"s finest writings about love, arranged by genre and including fiction, poetry, essays, memoirs and letters written by the world"s most renowned authors, poets and philosophers from Sophocles and Plato to E.E. Cummings and Joyce Oates. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally & externally! A TERRIFIC GIFT!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2416
- Title
- THE BOOK OF LOVE; Edited by Diane Ackerman & Jeanne Mackin
- Author
- Ackerman, Diane, editor, and Jeanne Mackin
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393045897
- ISBN 13
- 9780393045895
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- LOVE, poetry, essays, fiction, essays, memoirs, letters, Sophocles, Plato, E.E. Cummings, Oates
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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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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