SPLENDID POSEUR - Joaquin Miller - American Poet
by M. M. MARBERRY
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 310 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1953. .MR. MARBERRY BY LITERARY DETECTIVE WORK OF THE FIRST ORDER, HAS CHECKED AND COMPARED THE VARIOUS CONTRADICTORY TALES AND WRITINGS AND HAS BROUGHT US AT LAST AN ENTERTAINING ACCOUNT THAT PROBABLY APPPROXIMATES, AS NEARLY AS IS POSSIBLE, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE ONCE BELOVED AND DETERMINEDLY ECCENTRIC "POET OF THE SIERRAS." DESCRIPTION: BURGUNDY CLOTH HARDBOUND, GILT GOLD STAMPED TITLE ON SPINE COVER, WHITE MATTE DUST JACKET WITH BLACK/BURGUNDY TITLE/ILLUSTRATION. DIMENSIONS: 8 3/16" x 5 3/4" x 1 5/8." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD +. DUST JACKET CONDITION: VERY GOOD; LIGHT CHIPPING AT CORNER/SPINE CROWN/HEEL AREAS.
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Details
- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000770
- Title
- SPLENDID POSEUR - Joaquin Miller - American Poet
- Author
- M. M. MARBERRY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Adventurers & Explorers, American, General, General, Historical, Literary
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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