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Selected Poems
by John Betjeman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good condition, forward cocking to spine. Light soiling to boards, toning to textblock edges and spine label.
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1950. Second printing, following the 1948 first. Hardcover, octavo, red cloth boards, printed paper spine titles, lacking dust jacket; xxii, 127 pp. Very good condition, forward cocking to spine. Light soiling to boards, toning to textblock edges and spine label.. From the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher, Kenward Elmslie. Pencil inscription by Elmslie, with whimsical doodles, on front free endpaper: "For John [Latouche] Dec 7 52 KGE.".
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2269
- Title
- Selected Poems
- Author
- John Betjeman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, octavo, red cloth boards, printed paper spine titles, lacking dust jacket; xxii, 127 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition, forward cocking to spine. Light soiling to boards, toning to textblock edges and spine label.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing, following the 1948 first
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Kenward Elmslie, John Latouche, John Betjeman
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- Spine Label
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