The Criterion Book Of Modern American Verse.
by Auden, W. H. (Ed.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Criterion Books, 1956. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. F. First Edition. Octavo, pale grey cloth covered boards. 336pp. including index of authors and index of first lines. An excellent copy, very tight and fresh, with one tiny soil mark on front board else fine, in a crisp, sharp dust jacket with a couple of very short closed edge tears and slight dust/soil to spine, else fine. Despite the very minor defects noted a very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket and uncommon thus..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02588
- Title
- The Criterion Book Of Modern American Verse.
- Author
- Auden, W. H. (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- Publisher
- NY: Criterion Books, 1956.
- Keywords
- AUDEN, VERSE, POET, POETRY, POETS, AMERICAN, FIRST, MODERN FIRST EDITION, CRITERION, ANTHOLOGY, POETRY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
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