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POEMS 1947 - 1954
by KEES, Weldon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Lacking the wraparound band but otherwise close to Fine
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco: Adrian Wilson, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking the wraparound band but otherwise close to Fine. Cloth-backed decorative boards with paper spine label. An interesting Association Copy of this beautifully printed collection, the last by Kees before his mysterious disappearance the following year, INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Kees on the front endpaper to a prominent San Francisco printer: "To Wallace Kibbee--/yours in the blood/of Aldus + Caxton,/Weldon Kees/San Francisco/1954."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020878
- Title
- POEMS 1947 - 1954
- Author
- KEES, Weldon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Lacking the wraparound band but otherwise close to Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Adrian Wilson
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Signed, Association Copy, Modern First Editions, Inscribed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Association Copy;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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