Poems
by Emily Dickinson; edited by Mabel Loomis Todd and T W Higginson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
E-304. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Roberts Brothers, Boston, MA. 1890. Xii, 152 pgs. Eleventh edition. Bound in white with grey cloth spine, spine lettered in gilt with all page edges gilt. Boards are lightly worn with some light soil present to the edges of the boards. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Light foxing present, text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Although most of her acquaintances were probably aware of Dickinson's writing, it was not until after her death in 1886-when Lavinia, Emily's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems-that the breadth of Dickinson's work became apparent. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) was an eccentric, reclusive poet, though born to a family of good standing within their Massachusetts community. She had fewer than a dozen poems published in her lifetime, though posthumously her sister found a cache of nearly eighteen hundred, all of which have now been published. Emily's style was broke with the common forms of poetry at the time, and foreshadowed what was to come. Her work was harshly criticized when first published, but she is now considered one of the American greats.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65730
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Emily Dickinson; edited by Mabel Loomis Todd and T W Higginson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-304
Terms of Sale
Last Exit Books
All sales considered final. All items described to the best of my ability. Returns considered if sent back within 10 days of reciept with an email explanation sent to me first or if the item fails to match description. Refunds processed upon the reciept of the book.
�
About the Seller
Last Exit Books
Biblio member since 2005
Charlottesville, Virginia
About Last Exit Books
Please call ahead if you are visiting. Also, please have the title or number of the book that you before you come to visit. Sorry, but no browsing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Browse rare books
Interested in rare and collectible books? Booksellers from around the world showcase some of their finest in Biblio’s rare book room.
Collecting Books on NYC
This gallery is dedicated to some of the best fiction and nonfiction portraying one of the greatest cities in the world. We Heart NYC! Enjoy browsing these books on New York City.
