Down In My Heart
by STAFFORD, William E
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1948. Second printing, a year after the first. Small octavo; green cloth, titles decoratively stamped in gilt to front cover; 95pp. Spine sunned, with mild toning to board edges; contents unmarked but lightly foxed throughout; a just VG copy.
The National Book Award-winning poet's first book, a slightly fictionalized account of his service in the Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during WW2. This book, which was also Stafford's Master's thesis at the University of Kansas, predates his first published poetry collection by more than 15 years.
The National Book Award-winning poet's first book, a slightly fictionalized account of his service in the Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during WW2. This book, which was also Stafford's Master's thesis at the University of Kansas, predates his first published poetry collection by more than 15 years.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62311
- Title
- Down In My Heart
- Author
- STAFFORD, William E
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Brethren Publishing House
- Place of Publication
- Elgin, IL
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; WW2;
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...