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Edwin Rolfe: A Biographical Essay and Guide to the Rolfe Archive at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
by NELSON, Cary and Jefferson HENDRICKS
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About This Item
Urbana and Chicago: The University of Illinois Press, 1990. First edition. Quarto. Burgundy cloth stamped in gilt to spine; vi, 118 pp.; illus.; dust jacket. A Fine copy in a Near Fine, barely rubbed, dust jacket. Edwin Rolfe (1909-1954) was born Soloman Fishman to Russian, Jewish immigrants and became a well known poet and writer of the Left. He served and wrote about his experiences during the Spanish Civil War.
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- D. Anthem, Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02258
- Title
- Edwin Rolfe: A Biographical Essay and Guide to the Rolfe Archive at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Author
- NELSON, Cary and Jefferson HENDRICKS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The University of Illinois Press
- Place of Publication
- Urbana and Chicago
- Date Published
- 1990
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