Vega and Other Poems
by DURRELL, Lawrence
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, [1973]. First American Edition. First printing. Octavo (22.5cm). Original black cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, top edge stained grey, with original blue dust jacket; dull gold endpapers; 54pp; ad for Pope Joan to rear of jacket, list of Durrell titles facing t.p. Tight and fresh, through rubbed at edges: Near Fine. Jacket unclipped (priced $5.95), lightly rubbed at head and tail, with tape-mark to upper rear cover: Very Good or better.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56813
- Title
- Vega and Other Poems
- Author
- DURRELL, Lawrence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Overlook Press
- Place of Publication
- Woodstock, New York
- Date Published
- [1973]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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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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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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- New
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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...