A Change of World
by Rich, Adrienne Cecile
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1951. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Adrienne Cecile Rich, inscribed "with best wishes on her Commencement" to a former owner. 85 pp. Bound in publisher's pale pink paper covered boards with titles printed in brown. Near Fine, with slight fading and faint creasing to spine, light bruising to spine ends. In a Very Good price clipped and edge worn dust jacket, with light soiling and scuffing, fading to spine and top edge, and a small damp stain to the front panel. Rich's first trade printing, published in a small print run of 551 copies, and preceded only by works of juvenilia. Winner of the Yale Younger Poets Prize.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140937352
- Title
- A Change of World
- Author
- Rich, Adrienne Cecile
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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