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Complete Poems
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Early Printing. Presentation Copy. Inscribed by Sandburg to his friends Olga and Len Steckler. Fine in a Fair jacket, unclipped ($7.50), flaps separated, chipped and with some tears and creases throughout. Blue buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The Pulitzer Prize-winning collection from one of America's most celebrated poets.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7778
- Title
- Complete Poems
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Poetry, 20th Century Literature, American Literature, Modern Literature
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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