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Birds (Bollingen Series LXXXII)
by Perse, St.- John (Fitzgerald, Robert – Translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Pantheon Books / Bollingen, New York, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Georges Braque. Bibliographical note. The text is illustrated with four colour reproductions of Georges Braque's artwork. Brown coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with blue and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A bilingual edition – French and English – of a poem inspired by birds and four pieces of artwork by Georges Braque which were directly inspired by the poem, and, coincidentally some of the last artwork he ever created. Rubbing of the book edges along with some foxing spots to the lower edge. There is a very large faded piece to the top left-hand corner of the front panel – commensurate with loss of dustwrapper. Some fading to the lower book edges has also occurred. The top back strip edge has definitely been chewed by a dog – please see photograph. Some marks to the end pages and original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. The book has been printed on a yellow coloured stock. The dustwrapper has seen better days – please see photograph. Creasing of the top dustwrapper edges with handling marks and sunning also present. There is a 5 inch tear to the top left-hand corner of the front panel with associated creasing and another 3 inch tear arcing into the body of the dustwrapper. The front spine gutter has split for the last 7 1/2 inches. There is a 4 inch tear, with associated creasing, to the lower edge of the rear panel. First eition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Landscape Octavo. [10], 3 - 71, [2] pages,. Text is in French / English. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Georges Braque. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; French / English Language; Poetry. Inventory No: 0286519. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286519
- Title
- Birds (Bollingen Series LXXXII)
- Author
- Perse, St.- John (Fitzgerald, Robert – Translator)
- Illustrator
- Georges Braque
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books / Bollingen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Georges Braque – Illustrator, St.- John Perse – poet, ornithology, birds, Collaboration Art & Design; French / English Language; Poetry. Georges Braque Unbranded Perse, St.- John (Fitzgerald, Robert – Transl
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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