MOLY
by GUNN, Thom:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. 1971. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed presentation copy. Original yellow cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dustwrapper designed by Berthold Wolpe. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt sharp and bright, the contents clean throughout. Light offsetting to endpapers. In the fine, bright dustwrapper, spotless except for a couple of small marks to the rear panel. Not price clipped (£1.00 net to the bottom of the front flap). A lovely copy. Inscribed by the author in blue ink to the front free endpaper, "for James Gilvarry / Thom Gunn / with best wishes, 1977". The recipient is the bibliophile and art collector, James Gilvarry (1914-1984). 'Moly' was Gunn's fifth collection and his first since 'Touch' (1967). In his review ('New York Review of Books', 1973), Stephen Spender writes of the book that '[i]t is as though A. E. Housman were dealing with the subject matter of 'Howl', or Tennyson were on the side of the Lotus Eaters.' Published March 23, 1971, 4000 copies were printed. (Hagstrom A15). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23239
- Title
- MOLY
- Author
- GUNN, Thom:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber. 1971
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...