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Dust from a Grindstone
by Darien, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket ( as Issued )
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Tacoma and Portland: Pacific Book Association, 1932. Book. Illus. by Pie, Jonathan. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for bumps to bottom extremities, and light stains on endpapers. Cover tan suede with burgundy cloth spine and corners. Printed on art paper with rough-cut edges, in an avant garde style typeface. An aesthetically pleasing book. 61 pages..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1385
- Title
- Dust from a Grindstone
- Author
- Darien, Peter
- Illustrator
- Pie, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket ( as Issued )
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- Publisher
- Pacific Book Association
- Place of Publication
- Tacoma and Portland
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
All books returnable if customer is not satisfied.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2006
Victoria, British Columbia
About Renaissance Books
After 30 years with an open shop, Renaissance Books is now online only.
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- Cloth
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- Bumps
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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