Poems 1923-1954
by cummings, e.e
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($6.75), faded at the spine, lightly rubbed at the surface, a few chips at the edges. Red cloth with dark red ink panels and silver gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, bookplate inside the front board, date on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. The first work to attempt to collection all of Cummings's poetry into a single volume, a definitive edition of his previous ten works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7919
- Title
- Poems 1923-1954
- Author
- cummings, e.e
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Poetry, Avant-garde, 20th Century Literature, American Literature, Modern Literature
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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