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Second April
by St. Vincent Millay, Edna
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1921. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, toned at the spine and edges, a few small chips and closed tears. Black cloth, bumped at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The second edition, pubished just two months after the first edition. This is her second published collection of poetry, preceeded only by Renascence. Included is a laid-in leaf from the April, 1921 issue of Current Opinion magazine featuring two poems by St. Vincent Millay: "To a Poet That Died Young" and "A Prayer to Persephone.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5734
- Title
- Second April
- Author
- St. Vincent Millay, Edna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Mitchell Kennerley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Poetry, American Poetry, Sonnets, 20th Century 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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