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THE WORLD IS A WEDDING
by SCHWARTZ, Delmore
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: New Directions, (1948). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper. First state binding of gray cloth. A collection of short stories by the accomplished poet. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Schwartz on the front endpaper: "To S. A. Jacobs/from Delmore Schwartz." Jacobs designed Schwartz's book VAUDEVILLE FOR A PRINCESS.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020073
- Title
- THE WORLD IS A WEDDING
- Author
- SCHWARTZ, Delmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1948)
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern First Editions, Inscribed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Short Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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