Love Letter from an Impossible Land
by William Meredith
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1944. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1944 1st edition of poet William Meredith's first published book. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of offsetting to the inner hinges) in a crisp, price-intact ($2.00), Near Fine dustjacket, with a bit of light soiling to the front panel and just a touch of ever-so-slight chipping at the spne crown. Slender octavo, Foreword by Archibald MacLeish.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20706
- Title
- Love Letter from an Impossible Land
- Author
- William Meredith
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- rare poetry, rare William Meredith, Yale Younger Poet series, rare first books of poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...