The Bridge. A Poem
by Crane, Hart
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First American edition. Photographic frontispiece by Walker Evans. Thin tall 8vo, dark blue smooth cloth boards stamped in gilt at spine and front cover. Very good copy. 82pp. With Walker Evans's famous photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge frontispiece signed by Evans under the photograph, and an original print of the Evans portrait of Crane, used in Liveright's publicity for "The Bridge" mounted to the half-title. The copy is also inscribed on the front free end paper to Crane scholar John H. Birss from Grace Hart Crane, mother of the author, dated August 6, 1934. Additionally, tipped in on the blank leaf is a Christmas card from Grace Hart Crane to John H. Birss, with a long note to Birss, signed by her [1936], two newspaper cuttings referring to Crane, a t.l.s. from Samuel Loveman, who was holding this book for Birss, and a carbon copy letter from Birss to Loveman, looking to help Mrs. Crane.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32564
- Title
- The Bridge. A Poem
- Author
- Crane, Hart
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
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- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY;
Terms of Sale
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Specialized dealer in rare books and manuscripts, since 1975.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tipped In
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....