Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
by Ashbery, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Penguin, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), toned and with some creases at the flaps, lightly bumped. Quarter blue buckram with olive green paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The only book to receive the Pulitzer, National Book Award, and National Book Critics Circle Award.
Synopsis
John Ashberry won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror . Ashberry reaffirms the poetic powers that have made him such an outstanding figure in contemporary literature. This new book continues his astonishing explorations of places where no one has ever been.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7212
- Title
- Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
- Author
- Ashbery, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Poetry, American Poetry, Modern Literature, Gay, LGBT
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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