Things of this world;: Poems by Wilbur, Richard - 1956

NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. Early reprint. Hardcover. VG in G dust jacket. Slender turquoise cloth binding with very light wear, some darkened spoting to spine, some sunning to edges, else clean, tightly bound, clean and unmarked pages. Dust jacket show wear -- rubbing tiny tears, minor soiling, National Book Award Label on front panel, not price-clipped (shows $3.00)

First Edition. Jacket has tears around the edges, is chipped at the top of the spine. Old price on the fep. Yale Review clipping laid in. Pages unmarked.

Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1957. First US Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. First Edition stated. In light blue boards with light wear and softening to bottom corners. Some tanning to spine and board edges. Clipping from period New Yorker with one of author's poems laid in. Small creases to several pages at front edge. No jacket. Winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. dustcover which has an unclipped price ($3.00) has a few minor tears. Cloth covers fine with thin lite discolor at top edge, Interior pages very clean and unmarked.50 pages, name in rear pastedownListing Includes Books Image . Please email me if you need to see more pictures! The orders are processed promptly, carefully packaged and shipped within 1 day of purchase. PLEASE NOTE! if you need the book quickly, please Purchase Priority Shipping.Media will not show updates in mail confirmation till reaches continental U.S. FOR International orders under 5 lbs please use asendia for the cheapest rates worldwide!

Harcourt, Brace, 1956-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition 2nd printing - no dust jacket - some staining to cover - minor staining to closed page edge - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy

UsedVeryGood. 1956 printing. The pages/board edges are sun faded and slightly yellowing The dust jacket shows normal wear and tear. This is a hardcover copy Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Signed, inscribed, and dated in blue ink by "Dick" Wilbur on the front flyleaf. Appears to be a later printing, ca. 1964. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 50 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Good dust jacket, a bit of mustiness to the book, light soiling or age-toning to the outer pages and page-edges, some soiling or discoloration to the covers, light soiling or discoloration to the dust jacket, rubbing and wear to the dust jacket including creasing, tearing, and a bit of loss. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Uncommon signed like this.  Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer and National Book Award.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Presumed early printing (c.5.57 on copyright page), no statement of first edition. Wilbur's best book, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Nice copy in dust-jacket, priced $3.00. Inscribed by Wilbur at "Chez Jerry" on 12/20/57.

New York: Harcourt, 1956. First Edition. First Printing. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in. Octavo (21.5 cm); aqua cloth covered boards titled in black on spine; dustjacket; 50pp; toning to the board edges, Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.00) with several short tears along the extremities; Very Good+. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award for 1957.