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Diptych Rome-London: Homage to Sextus Propertius & Hugh Selwyn Mauberley Contacts and Life
by Pound, Ezra
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: New Directions, 1957. First Edition. Very Good+. First edition, limited issue signed by Ezra Pound on rear colophon, one of 125 numbered copies for sale in the United States; issued in a total edition of 200 copies. 77, [3] pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good+ with rubbing to lettering and a hint of soiling to spine, wear at head and tail, slight haloing to signature. Housed in Very Good publisher's slipcase with tan paper label, starting to split along top edge, a little worn and sunned. A deluxe limited edition signed by the influential American modernist poet.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940022
- Title
- Diptych Rome-London: Homage to Sextus Propertius & Hugh Selwyn Mauberley Contacts and Life
- Author
- Pound, Ezra
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- signed, limited
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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