Death and Taxes and Sunset Gun
by Dorothy Parker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : The Sun Dial Press, 1931-1941 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. Two poetry collections by Dorothy Parker. Two poetry collections by Dorothy Parker. Death and Taxes is a first edition copy and contains the poems Prayer for a Prayer, Distance, Cherry White and others.Sunset Gun is a later edition with the first edition published by Horace Liveright in 1928. Some of the poems which appear in this volume include Godmother, Partial Comfort, Victoria and The Counsellor. Dorothy Parker was an American poet, writer, critic and satirist based in New York. Her work is remembered for its wit. Both are in the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some light marks to the boards. Some light bumping to the head and tails of the spines. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 863B59
- Title
- Death and Taxes and Sunset Gun
- Author
- Dorothy Parker
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Sun Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931-1941
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Death and Taxes Sunset Gun Dorothy Parker Poetry Sunset Gun
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...