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MIGRATION: New & Selected Poems
by Merwin, W.S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 1556592183
- ISBN 13
- 9781556592188
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Port Townsend, Washington: Copper Canyon Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed by W.S. Merwin on the title page. Winner of the National Book Award for Poetry, this 540-page distillation - selected by Merwin (1927-2019) from fifteen diverse volumes - is a gathering of the best poems from a profound body of work, accented by a selection of distinctive new poems. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Remainder mark to the top edge. Light edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75295
- Title
- MIGRATION: New & Selected Poems
- Author
- Merwin, W.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1556592183
- ISBN 13
- 9781556592188
- Publisher
- Copper Canyon Press
- Place of Publication
- Port Townsend, Washington
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- Poetry, American Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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