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Holt, rinehart and winston , 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Publication of 106 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, chipped pieces and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
HALFWAY by Kumin, Maxine W - 1961
by Kumin, Maxine W
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by Kumin, Maxine W
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 106 p. Kumin's first collection of poems, which display her mastery of technique and deal with themes that she continued to explore throughout her career: identity, the ephemeral nature of life, loss, and man's relationship to nature. An enduring presence in American poetry whose career spanned over half a century, Kumin (1925-2014) was the recipient of prestigious awards such as the Pulitzer Prize, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, and an American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award. Inscribed by Kumin on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original cream paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. The bottom corners are very lightly bumped. Some mild browning along the spine of the dust jacket; else near fine. Inscribed by Author.
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- Publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1961
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HALFWAY
by Kumin, Maxine, W
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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NY:: Holt, Rinehart & Winston,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. First edition. Very good in a very good (age darkening) dust jacket. .
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. First edition. Boards. Very Good / Very Good. 12mo, 106 pp. First printing of the author's first book. Very light dustsoiling to boards, top edge dusty and with a few specks, previous owner name on front pastedown, pages tanned. Jacket a bit sunned, edgeworn, with small stain to front panel.
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by Kumin, Maxine W
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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Holt Rinehart Winston, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. The jacket is a bit rubbed, soiled, torn and edgeworn but has suffered little paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Halfway: Poems
by Kumin, Maxine W
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961 First printing of the stated first edition. Author's first book. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a tiny closed tear to bottom back cover, mild wear to upper spine and corners, faint toning to spine, archival tape to verso, and a small smudge on front cover near the spine fold, else fine. A lovely copy of the Pulitzer prize winning author's first book of verse.Kumin was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1973), U.S. Poet Laureate (1981-82), the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1999), and the Los Angeles Times Book Award (2011), along with many other honors and prizes.
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Maxine Kumin directly on the title page. Author's first book. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with light toning to spine & folds and a soft short crease to top corner of front flap, else fine. An exemplary copy. Kumin received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1973), an American Academy and Institute of Arts Award for excellence in literature (1980), and the U.S. Poet Laureate (1981-82), among many other distinctions.
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