THE DEAD AND THE LIVING
by Olds, Sharon
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1983. First edition. Burgundy cloth in dust jacket; 8vo. 80 pp. First printing of the poet's second book the Lamont Poetry Selection for 1984, and winner of the 1985 National Book Critics Circle award. Inscribed and signed in full " For __ March 90" on the title page. Near fine in a heavily sunned and worn at extremities dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65485
- Title
- THE DEAD AND THE LIVING
- Author
- Olds, Sharon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Sunned
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