John Brown's Body: a poem
by Benét, Stephen Vincent / Freeman, Douglas Southall - introduction
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket as issued
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1994. Book. Illus. by Curry, John Steuart. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover - Deluxe Reprint. Quarto. xvi + 454 pp, Introduction, typographical Notes, Author's Note & The Order of the Poem - Invocation, Prelude: The Slaver; VIII Books. with 14 illustrations. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and paper well-preserved. To refer to this work as "a poem" is misleading, for it's resembled more a historical epic - many characters appear. Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, Jeff Davis, and many others not so well known. 7.4" x 10.5" brown leather boards, gilt letters, design, and text block. with original brochure and card catalog laid in.
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008494
- Title
- John Brown's Body: a poem
- Author
- Benét, Stephen Vincent / Freeman, Douglas Southall - introduction
- Illustrator
- Curry, John Steuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as issued
- Edition
- Hardcover - Deluxe Reprint
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- United States War Between the States - 1861-1865 - American poetry early 20th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- DRAMA; U.S. CIVIL WAR;
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Quarto
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- Tight
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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