The sacrifice by Frank Bidart - 1983

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Ex-library copy with usual markings to spine, endpapers, etc.; dust jacket flaps affixed to inside covers. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "2" or in "number" line present as is fitting for Random House. Frank Bidart was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1939 and was educated at the University of California at Riverside and at Harvard, author of two previous and several additional volumes of poetry. 62 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Bound in black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct copper lettering to spine. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "2" or in "number" line present as is fitting for Random House. Frank Bidart was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1939 and was educated at the University of California at Riverside and at Harvard, author of two previous and several additional volumes of poetry. 62 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Random House, 1983. First THUS. paperback. Very Good. First Vintage PB printing, 1983. ISBN 0396716388 on title page. Very Good text, light reading wear to edges, light bend to cover.. Biblio's shipping charge based on a 2 lb weight. Oversize and heavy books will require an additional shipping charge.

Random House. Good. 1983. Paperback. 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches .

New York: Random House, 1983. First edition. An uncorrected proof copy in orange plain wraps. His third collection, and containing the important long poem "The War of Vaslav Nijinsky". A name in ink on the front cover (by the publisher), covers creased in three areas, and a spot on the spine; the interior is fine.

New York: Vintage Books, 1983. First paperback edition. Softcover. 63 pages. A slim collection of poems from this critically acclaimed writer who won a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for "Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016." A clean near fine copy in wrappers. Signed and warmly inscribed by Bidart on the front free endpaper.

New York: Vintage Books, 1983. 63pp; light grey covers, edgewear, red title faded at spine.. Paperback. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Random House, 1983. Stated first edition, second printing; signed, inscribed and dated by author on the ffep; dustjacket very faintly rubbed/bumped, corners/edges/spine ends faintly rubbed/bumped, rear flap faintly creased; cover very faintly rubbed/bumped, corners/spine ends/bottom edges faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled; edges very faintly rubbed/soiled/sunned; interior very faintly age-toned throughout, front pastedown very lightly soiled/lightly rubbed at the fore-edge, signed by author at the ffep, small publisher's flaw, the rear endpaper is adhered to the rear pastedown; binding tight; dustjacket, cover, edges and interior intact and very clean, except where noted. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Random House. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 039453297X . Nice copy, very good condition, good dustjacket though inside flap is ruffled, clean pages, tight binding. First blank page has small library stamp, but I would not consider it a typical exlibrary; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages .

New York: Random House, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Rear cover is faintly discolored at lower corner, else a very good copy in very good dust jacket with two small ink stains on rear panel and rear flap Warmly inscribed by the author in the month of publication: "For Allen and Judith, With great admiration, affection, and gratitude for many things - love, Frank. Frank Bidart Sept. 2, 1983" written vertically by Bidard on the front fly.