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THE SPICE BOX OF EARTH
by Cohen, Leonard
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. A poet, a novelist, a musician and so much more!
LEONARD COHEN THE TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN.
Cohen, Leonard. THE SPICE BOX OF EARTH.
First American Edition. Octavo. 88pp This is Cohen's highly acclaimed second book of poetry. This is the FIRST US Edition. It was originally published in Canada by McClelland and Stewart in 1961.
Brown cloth spine with gilt text on the spine and beautiful gold stamping on the front cover. A bit of rubbing on the edges. The dust jacket is printed brown and yellow with the same graphics as seen on the Canadian edition with the window portrait of Leonard Cohen photographed by John Max. Dust jacket is unclipped with minimal use and slight tear on the spine crease protected in mylar.
A very good collector's copy.
LEONARD COHEN THE TRUE RENAISSANCE MAN.
Cohen, Leonard. THE SPICE BOX OF EARTH.
First American Edition. Octavo. 88pp This is Cohen's highly acclaimed second book of poetry. This is the FIRST US Edition. It was originally published in Canada by McClelland and Stewart in 1961.
Brown cloth spine with gilt text on the spine and beautiful gold stamping on the front cover. A bit of rubbing on the edges. The dust jacket is printed brown and yellow with the same graphics as seen on the Canadian edition with the window portrait of Leonard Cohen photographed by John Max. Dust jacket is unclipped with minimal use and slight tear on the spine crease protected in mylar.
A very good collector's copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- TBCL The Book Collection Library
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33521
- Title
- THE SPICE BOX OF EARTH
- Author
- Cohen, Leonard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- TBCL Canada Highlights,Can/Lit Highlight, poetry, Suzanne, Music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Electronic List TBCL; Gallery Highlights; A Poetry Beat; Music Maestro Please;
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About the Seller
TBCL The Book Collection Library
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Montreal, Quebec
About TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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