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The Complete Works of Robert Frost
by Robert Frost
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Limited Editions Club, New York, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ROBERT FROST in 2 volumes, New York: Limited Editions Club, 1950. Quartos, copy No. 1131 of an edition of 1,500, pp. xliv, 308; 309-610, 1 (limitation page), denim cloth boards with black morocco labels on spines, lacking the slipcase, illustrated by Thomas W. Nason, designed by Bruce Rogers, printed at Marchbanks Press under the direction of Rogers. Signed on the limitation page by Frost, Nason and Rogers. LEC Quarto-Millenary 208. A high spot for Frost collectors. Condition of these books: Near fine with chipping to labels' edges, boards slightly discolored. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Poetry; United States; 1950s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53786. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53786
- Title
- The Complete Works of Robert Frost
- Author
- Robert Frost
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Poetry; United States; 1950s; Art & Design. Robert Frost The Complete Works of Robert Frost
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Rarities etc.
We accept returns for any reason, with a money-back guarantee and a reasonable allowance for your return shipping costs via U.S. Postal Service.
About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
Rarities specializes in photos, prints and art and photography books. We also offer vintage oddities.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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