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Poems 1938-1949.
by LOWELL, Robert
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited,, 1950. First edition, first impression, of Lowell's first British publication, comprising all the poems in his Pulitzer Prize winning Lord Weary's Castle (1947) plus six new ones. "With the publication of Poems 1938-1949 under the imprint of Faber and Faber in 1950, Lowell's reputation reached international proportions" (Staples, p. 11). Octavo. Original red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, bottom edge untrimmed. With dust jacket. Housed in a custom black solander box. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, small bump to foot of spine, faint foxing to edges, light offsetting to blanks, contents clean. A very good copy indeed in very good jacket, a little rubbed, spine panel browned, edges slightly faded, couple of short tears at folds, else bright. Hugh. B. Staples, Robert Lowell, the First Twenty Years, 1962.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160285
- Title
- Poems 1938-1949.
- Author
- LOWELL, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Faber and Faber Limited,
- Date Published
- 1950
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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