XVII MACHINES
by Heyen, William
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bay City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Pittsburgh & Derry, PA: Sisyphus Editions, 1976. 1st edition, limited (1/400) numbered, printed paperwraps. From a total press run of 503, the present copy is inscribed by Heyen to a friend and fellow author: "For --, this / silly sequence, but / in friendship, which / is no machine -- / Bill / Brockport, N.Y. / Oct./1977" on the title page. This chapbook represents "the first volume in the series of Sisyphus Editions" (from the colophon.) Lightly sunned along spine, else fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4090
- Title
- XVII MACHINES
- Author
- Heyen, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sisyphus Editions
- Place of Publication
- Pittsburgh & Derry, PA
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- poetry signed limited chapbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Limited Editions; Chapbooks;
Terms of Sale
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2005
Bay City, Michigan
About Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
We are full time book dealers specializing in modern poetry. We are members of ABAA, ILAB, Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Assn.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Colophon
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- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- 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...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...