The Want Bone
by Pinsky, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0880012501
- ISBN 13
- 9780880012508
- Seller
-
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Ecco Press, 1990. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo (9.5"x6.5"). 70pp. 1/4 bound black cloth & navy paper-covered boards. Association copy, belonged to the poet Heather McHugh. Inscribed & signed, "For Heather, with love, to a fellow-seeker in the art -Yours, Robert" to title page. Sun-faded tail edge, tail corners bumped. Endpaper cracked over front hinge, binding tight otherwise. Illustrated dj. covered in protective mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Books & News (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3835
- Title
- The Want Bone
- Author
- Pinsky, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0880012501
- ISBN 13
- 9780880012508
- Publisher
- Ecco Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...