The Coming Forth by Day of Osiris Jones
by Aiken, Conrad
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good - Very Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Thin Octavo. 44 pp, "A" on verso,Note (The term for the deceased, Osiris, is taken from the Tibetan Book of the Dead), poems in various settings across the lifespan. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, cover !" margin of color faded all around cloth edges, gilt letters still intact and easily legible.DJ with serious age-toning around the edges & surface tear at lower fr forecorner, handles nicely in acetate-mylar protector. 6.5" x 9.5" blue cloth boards with gilt letters & design to fr & spine, in off-white DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005172
- Title
- The Coming Forth by Day of Osiris Jones
- Author
- Aiken, Conrad
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- 20th century American poetry 1930's
- Size
- Large Thin Octavo
Terms of Sale
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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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
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- Edges
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