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Over the Brazier
by Graves, Robert
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Bound in original drab tan wrappers with yapped edges printed in black ('second impression" at top right corner), with hand-colo
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Poetry Bookshop 35, Devonshire Street, 1917. First edition, second printing of Graves' first book. 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in original drab tan wrappers with yapped edges printed in black ('second impression" at top right corner), with hand-colored woodcut in blue and red by C. Lovat Fraser on front cover. Slight foxing to first and last leaves. Very good plus. First edition, second printing of Graves' first book. 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Author's First Book. Higginson & Williams A1; Woolmer A15a; Reilly (WWI), p.146
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59057
- Title
- Over the Brazier
- Author
- Graves, Robert
- Format/Binding
- 32 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in original drab tan wrappers with yapped edges printed in black ('second impression" at top right corner), with hand-colo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing of Graves' first book
- Publisher
- The Poetry Bookshop 35, Devonshire Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- British | Robert Graves
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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