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SELECTED POEMS OF S. FOSTER DAMON
by Damon, S. Foster
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Very good plus
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Omaha: Abattoir Editions / The University of Nebraska, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good plus. First edition. Hardcover. Sq.12mo. 78pp. Limited edition #297 of 470 copies. illustrated with plates etched and engraved by Kieth Achepohl. Gilt stamped brown cloth. A couple tiny cracks in front hinge. Hand-made paper dust jacket has fading to spine lettering. Small bookplate.
Samuel Foster Damon (1893-1971) was a poet and Blake scholar, Brown University professor and producer of an annual Punch and Judy show for the The Annisquam Sea Fair.
Samuel Foster Damon (1893-1971) was a poet and Blake scholar, Brown University professor and producer of an annual Punch and Judy show for the The Annisquam Sea Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52127
- Title
- SELECTED POEMS OF S. FOSTER DAMON
- Author
- Damon, S. Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Abattoir Editions / The University of Nebraska
- Place of Publication
- Omaha
- Date Published
- 1974
Terms of Sale
Lost Horizon Bookstore
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. We do not accept overseas orders for some countries and for some large and expensive items.
About the Seller
Lost Horizon Bookstore
Biblio member since 2010
Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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