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The Collected Poems of Weldon Kees
by Weldon Kees; edited and with introduction by Donald Justice
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Iowa City, IA: Stone Wall Press, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First edtion. One of only 20 copies printed on Rives Heavy (a French mould made paper), bound in full black Oasis goatskin with blind-stamped initials ("WK") on the front cover, gilt lettering on the spine. Completely fine, in the publisher's paper slipcase (trivial shelfwear). There were 180 regular copies printed on Rivers Light and bound in paper boards. The printer, Kim Merker, later said of these: "Another mistake we made was the in the binding, using a very fragile japanese paper for the side. If you left it in the sun for three minutes the color would fade." (Merker 12). Printed and bound thus, this is a real American fine press highspot and a great edition of Weldon Kees' marvelous poetry.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4087
- Title
- The Collected Poems of Weldon Kees
- Author
- Weldon Kees; edited and with introduction by Donald Justice
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Stone Wall Press
- Place of Publication
- Iowa City, IA
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
Blue Sky Rare Books
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Palm Springs, California
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....