Awakening and other Poems
by Frank Davis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Black Cat Press, Skokie, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS. Awakening and Other Poems, Skokie: Black Cat Press, 1978. Miniature (about 2.75x2 inches or 7x5cm), edition of 249 copies, unpaginated, black morocco boards with gilt lettering to spine, gilt forearms and hands on front, Norman Forgue design. Foreword says these poems come from "a sensitive man who happens to be black under the impact of a material civilization with leitmotif of racial prejudice." Condition of this book Fine Size: Miniature. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; United States; 1970s; Antiques & Collectibles. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55306. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55306
- Title
- Awakening and other Poems
- Author
- Frank Davis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Black Cat Press
- Place of Publication
- Skokie
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Poetry; United States; 1970s; Antiques & Collectibles. Unbranded Frank Davis Awakening and other Poems
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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