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The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (Inscribed Association Copy)
by Jeffers, Robinson
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good +
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1938. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/good +. 8vo. 622 pp. First edition of this collection of poems by the noted California poet. A very good copy in tan buckram covers in a good price intact dustwrapper. Wrapper has paper loss at the top of spine area and the front flap is separating at seam. This, a notable ASSOCIATION COPY is from the library of Jeffers' patron and friend Albert M. Bender with his bookplate afixed to the inside front pastedown. Bender has inscribed this copy on to Otis Skinner in 1938. Jeffers has not only warmly INSCRIBED this copy to Bender and dated it in Carmel in 1938, but has also added a handwritten passage from page 594 of this book. A superb association copy to Bender who was a well-known patron of the California arts and artists of his day including Jeffers from the early days of his career. They became close friends and correspondents and even traveling companions. Bender is also known for playing a key role in the early careers of both Ansel Adams and Diego Rivera.
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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28807
- Title
- The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers (Inscribed Association Copy)
- Author
- Jeffers, Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Poetry, Inscribed, Association Copy, Albert Bender.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Derringer Books
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Avon, Connecticut
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
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