Telephone Poles & other Poems [With Signed Bookplate Laid In]
by UPDIKE, John
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. First U.K. Edition. First UK Printing. Octavo (22cm); blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 84pp. Signed bookplate laid in. Fine copy. Dustjacket is clipped at lower front flap with trivial wear to the extremities, else Fine. Author's second book of poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51603
- Title
- Telephone Poles & other Poems [With Signed Bookplate Laid In]
- Author
- UPDIKE, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Bookplate
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...