Vita Nova [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Louise Gluck
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0880016345
- ISBN 13
- 9780880016346
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1999. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1999. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Gluck loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 51 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Speckled beige boards stamped in gilt.
Light creasing along edges of unclipped dust jacket with one faint stain along bottom edge of front panel. Sturdy and square in boards with just a touch of wear at top of spine. Pages clean and unmarked.
Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature and has previously won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. She cites Leonie Adams and Stanley Kunitz as influences.
Light creasing along edges of unclipped dust jacket with one faint stain along bottom edge of front panel. Sturdy and square in boards with just a touch of wear at top of spine. Pages clean and unmarked.
Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature and has previously won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. She cites Leonie Adams and Stanley Kunitz as influences.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7994
- Title
- Vita Nova [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Louise Gluck
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0880016345
- ISBN 13
- 9780880016346
- Publisher
- The Ecco Press
- Place of Publication
- Hopewell, NJ
- Date Published
- 1999
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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