Thasos and Ohio: Poems and Translations, 1950-1980 [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by DAVENPORT, Guy
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1986. First American Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); original cloth in teal pictorial dust jacket; 145pp. Jacket spine a hint sunned, flaps a bit yellowed, else Very Good to Near Fine. Bookplate signed by the author laid in.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21918
- Title
- Thasos and Ohio: Poems and Translations, 1950-1980 [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- DAVENPORT, Guy
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1986
- 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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...