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Prevailing Winds: A Poem in Four Parts in the Shape of the Symphony
by Anderson, Lee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Lee Anderson, 1941. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Arnold Blanch. Folio. (14"x10"). 41pp. 1/4 bound navy cloth & lt. blue paper-covered boards, deckled edges. Lighter, discolored spots to edges. Lower spine extreme bumped. Very slight upward warp to upper board. Paragraph-long, poetic inscription, "For Paul--", dated 2 September 1965, with self-portrait of author by Anderson to page facing title. Laid-in 8 page booklet titled "-About the Poem-" with drawings by Arnold Blanch. Blue paper-covered slipcase: large faint dampstain, dark discolored spots, scratches to back cover, scotch tape, "Lee Anderson" written small in blue ink to upper cover. From a limited edition of 150 copies. Book design by George Salter. Poet's first book.
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- Bookseller
- Downtown Books & News
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3513
- Title
- Prevailing Winds: A Poem in Four Parts in the Shape of the Symphony
- Author
- Anderson, Lee
- Illustrator
- Arnold Blanch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Lee Anderson
- Date Published
- 1941
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