Live Another Day: Poems [Inscribed and Signed]
by John Ciardi
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1949. Very Good/Poor. New York: Twayne Publishers, [1949]. First Edition. Slim octavo; [6],viii,[15]-88pp (complete despite error in pagination). Printed red dust jacket over publisher's grey cloth lettered in red. Jacket present but toned, split with spine missing, and significantly chipped at extremities. Boards a bit rubbed at spine ends and corners, front hinge slightly loose.
Humorously inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper, "For Master Richard Spong / the nicest boy in the bible class / John Ciardi / Apostolic delegate." Below inscription the author has added a list of faux "Imprimatur" signatures, including those of Earl Browder, Pope Pius X (misspelled here "Puis"), Truman Capote, Henry W. Longfellow, J. Edgar Hoover, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Nelson Rockefeller, himself, and two others (illegible). Additionally, the author has added a few brief manuscript corrections throughout text.
Humorously inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper, "For Master Richard Spong / the nicest boy in the bible class / John Ciardi / Apostolic delegate." Below inscription the author has added a list of faux "Imprimatur" signatures, including those of Earl Browder, Pope Pius X (misspelled here "Puis"), Truman Capote, Henry W. Longfellow, J. Edgar Hoover, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Nelson Rockefeller, himself, and two others (illegible). Additionally, the author has added a few brief manuscript corrections throughout text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7605
- Title
- Live Another Day: Poems [Inscribed and Signed]
- Author
- John Ciardi
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Twayne Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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