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TRAVELLING STANDING STILL. Poems 1918-1928.
by Taggard, Genevieve
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. limited first edition. hardcover. Very good. Number 77 of a limited edition of the first edition of 110 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Printed on Van Gelder paper. Small quarto (approx. 6 3/8" wide by 9 5/8" tall), black cloth spine over glossy red paper-covered boards with titles and device on top cover in silver; spine titles a little rubbed. [12] 56 pages plus colophon. No glassine wrapper. Remnants of a slipcase will be included. 012306A
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000018773
- Title
- TRAVELLING STANDING STILL. Poems 1918-1928.
- Author
- Taggard, Genevieve
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- limited first edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alkahest Books
Biblio member since 2012
Deerfield, Illinois
About Alkahest Books
Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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- Colophon
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- Device
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