Ballyhoo for a Mendicant; Poems
by Talbott, Carlton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a bright dust jacket, only slightly marked and with a small nick to the front panel; cover illustration by Jacks.
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. First edition. Fine in a bright dust jacket, only slightly marked and with a small nick to the front panel; cover illustration by Jacks.. Small 8vo, 102pp; cloth-backed boards. The poet's first book, a collection of light-hearted yet erudite poems. Inscribed and signed "Respectfully, Carlton Talbott, March, 1929" on a preliminary leaf, and scace thus: Talbott died the following year, after the publication of a second book, at 39 years of age.
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- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205310
- Title
- Ballyhoo for a Mendicant; Poems
- Author
- Talbott, Carlton
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a bright dust jacket, only slightly marked and with a small nick to the front panel; cover illustration by Jacks.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
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