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Thomas and Beulah

Thomas and Beulah

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Thomas and Beulah

by Dove, Rita

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Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University Press, 1986. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Signed by poet on half title, inscribed to former owner and dated June 3, 1989. 80 pp. Navy cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in second state dust jacket with Pulitzer mention, light rubbing, else Fine. Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; Dove was the second African-American person to win.

Synopsis

Thomas and Beulah is a book of poems by American poet Rita Dove that tells the semi-fictionalized chronological story of her maternal grandparents, the focus being on her grandfather (Thomas, his name in the book as well as in real life) in the first half and her grandmother (named Beulah in the book, although her real name was Georgianna) in the second. It won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140938827
Title
Thomas and Beulah
Author
Dove, Rita
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh
Date Published
1986
Keywords
signed
Bookseller catalogs
Poetry;

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Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Second State
used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
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...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Half Title
The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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