PROLETARIAN LAUGHTER: POEMS - SIGNED
by Willeford, Charles
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Yonkers, NY: The Alicat Bookshop Press, 1948. First Edition. One of 1,000 copies. Slim quarto (20cm); original pictorial card wrappers; [40]pp. While not called for, this copy has been signed by Willeford on the preliminary leaf. Subtle toning to text edges, else very Near Fine. A sharp copy of the author's first book, a collection of poems published by Oscar Baradinsky while Willeford was still a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Uncommon signed. Herron 1.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5764
- Title
- PROLETARIAN LAUGHTER: POEMS - SIGNED
- Author
- Willeford, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Alicat Bookshop Press
- Place of Publication
- Yonkers, NY
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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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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