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Parts of a World by STEVENS, Wallace - 1942

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Parts of a World by STEVENS, Wallace - 1942

Parts of a World

by STEVENS, Wallace

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Octavo, 182pp. A crisp, clean, lovely copy in the publisher's blue cloth, very near fine, with the spine very gently cocked. In a near fine dust jacket, with shallow wear at the crown and the spine panel with a few droplet stains and just a tinge darkened, though far less than is usually seen. A very handsome copy of Stevens' fifth book of poetry, one of 1,000 copies printed. Edelstein A.5.a.1.
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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near fine
  • Jacket Condition near fine
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1942
  • Keywords Poems, American literature

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Parts of a World

by Stevens, Wallace

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  • Hardcover
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Used - VG+ with former owner's name in ink on the feep, third printing, June 1951, in a Good++ DJ with small chips and tears. Faded
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Third Printing
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A Knopf,, 1951. Third Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. VG+ with former owner's name in ink on the feep, third printing, June 1951, in a Good++ DJ with small chips and tears. Faded spine. .
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Parts of a World

Parts of a World

by STEVENS, Wallace

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. A bit of rubbing and light wear at the extremities of the boards, else near fine lacking the dust jacket. An important volume of poetry.
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Parts Of A World

by Wallace Stevens

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Bath, Maine, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951 Unclipped Dust Jacket $3, Pgs 182 Awarded The Bollingen Prize In Poetry Of The Yale University Library For 1949 Winner Of The 1950 National Book Award For Poetry. Owner's Name. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.
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PARTS OF A WORLD

PARTS OF A WORLD

by Stevens, Wallace

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  • Hardcover
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Used
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First Printing, one of 1,000 copies. Octavo (21.5cm); blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and decorative elements embossed onto front cover; brown topstain; dustjacket; [4],x,182,[4]pp. Light wear to spine ends, sunning to spine and upper board edges, with some oxidation to gilt, and subtle tanning to endpapers; contents clean; Very Good+. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with pronounced sunning to spine, and some gentler sunning to extremities; modest wear, a few tiny nicks and tears, with a tiny stain to upper spine panel; Very Good. An early collection by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Edelstein A5.a.1.
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PARTS OF A WORLD

by STEVENS, WALLACE

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition (Stated)
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Hardcover
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Stated First Edition. Original blue cloth with blind embossed cover design by W.A. Dwiggins, gilt titled spine. Very light shelf rubbing otherwise near fine. Clean and tight with crisp text. No name, bookplate or other markings. In the scarce lightly tanned dust jacket with original $2.00 price on front flap, a few small chips. Very good in fresh archival mylar wrap. The poet's fourth major collection. One of 1000 copies.. First Edition (Stated). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Parts of a World

Parts of a World

by Stevens, Wallace

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Used
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First edition
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First edition. 182, [2] pp. Blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, front board decorated in blind, with the dust jacket. Some rubbing to head and tail of the spine, corners a little bumped; jacket shows some edgewear with minor chipping at the head and tail of the spine and a bit of soiling, but overall a clean copy, nicer than usually seen. Ownership signature of poet and editor William Abrahams, dated 1942, on the front free endpaper. Edelstein A5.a.1, noting 1000 copies were printed.
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Parts of a World

Parts of a World

by STEVENS, Wallace

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Fine
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Near Fine
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Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A bit of very light foxing on the topedge, a little bit of offsetting in the rear gutter, otherwise fine in in a lightly toned (a bit more at the spine and folds), near fine dust jacket with a tiny bit of loss at the crown. A nice copy of an important volume of poetry.
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Parts of a World.

by STEVENS, Wallace

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - A near fine copy in a bright fresh jacket with minor chipping to the top of the spine. The spine of the jacket is ever so sligh
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First edition.
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Hardcover
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1942.. First edition.. publisher's blue cloth in dust jacket.. A near fine copy in a bright fresh jacket with minor chipping to the top of the spine. The spine of the jacket is ever so slightly tanned.. 8vo,.
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Parts of a World

Parts of a World

by STEVENS, Wallace

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in slightly soiled else fine dustwrapper. An unusually nice copy of this book, the off-white jacket is usually found quite soiled. An important volume of poetry.
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A$1,551.70