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The Book from the Sky
by Kelly, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket (as issued)
- ISBN 10
- 1556437552
- ISBN 13
- 9781556437557
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2008. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, [iv]+252pp, printed wrappers. A tight, unmarked copy of the first edition of this experimental novel by poet Robert Kelly.
Synopsis
A prominent figure in American letters since the late 1950s, Robert Kelly has published over 50 books, including 10 novels, and has won the American Book Award and other prizes for his work. His writing has appeared in Conjunctions and other literary magazines. A teacher at Bard College, he lives in Red Hook, NY.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Philip Smith, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3040
- Title
- The Book from the Sky
- Author
- Kelly, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1556437552
- ISBN 13
- 9781556437557
- Publisher
- Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- the book from the sky robert kelly berkeley north atlantic books fiction science fiction novel 9781556437557 Experimental Writing Deep Image American Poetry Sixties Seventies Counterculture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry : Modern : Books;
Terms of Sale
Philip Smith, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Philip Smith, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Berkeley, California
About Philip Smith, Bookseller
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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