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THE DOUBLE IMAGE: Poems
by Levertov, Denise [as Denise Levertoff]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Slight bowing of boards, else near fine in price-clipped dust jacket with some light foxing.
- Seller
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Derry, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cresset Press, 1946. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Slight bowing of boards, else near fine in price-clipped dust jacket with some light foxing.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed & dated (July 1973) by Levertov on the front flyleaf. Levertov signs her name twice both with the "v" and the "ff" spellings. First book by this important poet. Her name is printed "Levertoff" in this book; thereafter, it was to be spelled "Levertov". Small format cream cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50633
- Title
- THE DOUBLE IMAGE
- Author
- Levertov, Denise [as Denise Levertoff]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight bowing of boards, else near fine in price-clipped dust jacket with some light foxing.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Publisher
- Cresset Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- poetry, first, book, signed, mmb
Terms of Sale
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Please note that all items are offered subject to prior sale. All our books are FIRST EDITIONS and FIRST PRINTINGS unless noted otherwise. All dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 10 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Derry, New Hampshire
About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Modern first editions - mainly American and English - many of the books being signed; poetry, poetry broadsides, and press books. Most of our holdings are modern and fairly contemporary, and feature both mainstream and genre fiction (e.g. contemporary literature, detective & science fiction), with emphasis on notable writers and literary prize-winners in both prose and poetry.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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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...
- Inscribed
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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