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Sailing Alone Around the Room
by Billy Collins
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2001. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition collection of poetry by Billy Collins. First edition, fifth impression as indicated by the number line. Billy Collins is an American poet who was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States between 2001 and 2003. In paper covered boards in original unclipped dustwrapper, Externally, in excellent condition with just some minor shelfwear. Ink inscription to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper in excellent condition with just some handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Billy Collins has published six collections of poetry, including Questions About Angels, The Art of Drowning , and Picnic, Lightning . He teaches at Lehman College of the City University of New York and at Sarah Lawrence College and was recently appointed named the U.S. Poet Laureate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MYS-3
- Title
- Sailing Alone Around the Room
- Author
- Billy Collins
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Billy Collins Poetry American Poet Laureate Poetry
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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