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Modern American and Modern British Poetry: Revised, Shorter Edition
by Louis Untermeyer, Editor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Newport Beach, California, United States
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About This Item
Item Is in VERY GOOD to GOOD condition with some normal minor shelf wear expected for a vintage book.The pages inside are pristine with no highlighting or marks; there is some writing on the margins on page 671, as this is an ex-college textbook, but it is only on 1-2 pages and is not seen throughout the book; and no dog-earing or bent pages. Has a blacked out signature inscription on the inside page. There is no dust jacket. The hardback cover boards are covered in blue canvas with a red title and white writing, which is unblemished. Covers are in VERY GOOD condition with no scratches or tears; it has minimal fraying along the top and bottom back edges along edge of the spine, but all is minor.There is one frayed cornerin front . Spine is intact with a library binding-no loose pages, binding still tight. No creasing or broken spine. (Please see pictures). Overall in VERY GOOD condition.
Weight: 1 lb.12oz
Revised and shortened 1955 edition of Modern British and American Poetry, edited by Louis Untermeyer. Covers Emily Dickinson to Robert Lowell, from Thomas Hardy to Dylan Thomas.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Danapointbooksandart
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23-0731-23
- Title
- Modern American and Modern British Poetry
- Author
- Louis Untermeyer, Editor
- Illustrator
- N/A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; blue canvas bords, red title writing; library binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised, Shorter 1955 Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA
- Date Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 697 pages
- Size
- 8 x 5 x 2.5 in
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Moderism; Poetry; Modern American poetry; Modern British Poetry; Harcourt, Brace, and Company; Louis Untermeyer
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Danapointbooksandart
Biblio member since 2023
Newport Beach, California
About Danapointbooksandart
I specialize in older books, California history and esoterica, art and European History
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