THE LAST BENEDETTA POEMS - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED
by Malanga, Gerard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of four copies specially designated for the author, publisher, binder, and printer, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (24.5cm); full patterned cloth, with title labels mounted to spine and front cover; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [ii],[8],9-39,[7]pp. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, rubbed, with a small tear at crown, and a larger one at upper front panel. Morrow & Cooney 54b.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5865
- Title
- THE LAST BENEDETTA POEMS - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED
- Author
- Malanga, Gerard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black Sparrow Press
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1969
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...