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Driving to Biloxi
by Edgar Simmons
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/VG
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
LoC# 68-8943
Yellow Mottled paper covered hardcover boards with title blind stamped on Front cover. Brown lettering to spine. Fine condition throughout, tight binding, clean text.
Inscribed and dated on Front free endpaper, including a charming note to to dust jacket blurb on front endpaper (See photos)
DJ has minor edgewear, including along spine margins.
Simmon's poems frequently appeared in the 'Atlantic Monthly', 'New Republic', 'Harper's', and 'The Nation'. In his poetry, Edgar simmons expresses rich experiences through clear and vivid language. The title poem from this wprk, 'Driving to Biloxi' concludes: '...Knowing these fiery rails will break, anytime now, into greendusty faced ferns & shell roads whistling towards the water."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11-28-2023-01
- Title
- Driving to Biloxi
- Author
- Edgar Simmons
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing, 1968
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Place of Publication
- Baton Rouge
- Date Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 56
- Size
- 9 1/8" x 5 11/16"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Bonnie Lane Books
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