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The Far Field
by Roethke, Theodore
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Contains 52 of the final poems written before the award-winning American author's death, published posthumously be his wife. 95 pp. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1964, this hardcover 8vo has a black cloth-wrapped spine, titled in gilt, with matte black cloth over boards. Condition is Near Fine, marred only by very slight rubbing to extremities, heaviest at spine tips & corners. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with mild tanning to edges. The unclipped DJ (with orig. $3.50 price intact to front flap) is downgraded to only Good due to taped repair inside where spine meets back cover; chipping at both ends of spine & spine fading. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021556
- Title
- The Far Field
- Author
- Roethke, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Doubleday and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- PULITIZER PRIZE POETRY POET POEMS VERSE AMERICAN UNITED STATES NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Chipping
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- Gilt
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