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Holt, Rinehart & Winston. Good. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1111179697 . EXLIBRARY first edition (stated) library label, card pocket, stamps on page block foredge and top. Cellophane tape marks to the front and rear boards. Dust jacket with price intact and label on the spine. 106 pages, otherwise unmarked. ; ECR E1E; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 106 pages .

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. Fine. Kumin, Maxine. Halfway. New York City: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. 1st edition. 106pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Slight shelf. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear with minor chipping to head of spine and slight soiling to upper left quadrant of front panel.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. 1st. Hardcover. Two tiny closed tears on top edge corners and very faint surface soiling to dustjacket - see image. Protected in a Mylar sleeve if requested. ; Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition - exceptions noted. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 106 pages .

NY:: Holt, Rinehart & Winston,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. First edition. Very good in a very good (age darkening) dust jacket. .

Holt, rinehart and winston , 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Publication of 106 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, chipped pieces and small closed tears along the edges. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. Copyright 1961 . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Ernst Reichl (Design). 106 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Dust jacket shows wear in some places. Water stain on bottom edge. Red stain on back bottom of dust jacket. Pencil marks on inside of front cover board.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1961. First edition. Boards. Very Good / Very Good. 12mo, 106 pp. First printing of the author's first book. Very light dustsoiling to boards, top edge dusty and with a few specks, previous owner name on front pastedown, pages tanned. Jacket a bit sunned, edgeworn, with small stain to front panel.

Holt Rinehart Winston, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Good. The jacket is a bit rubbed, soiled, torn and edgeworn but has suffered little paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. First Edition of the author's first book of poetry. 8vo, black cloth over boards lettered in gilt on the spine with decorative motif in black on the upper cover, in the original dust jacket. 106 pp. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION OF THE POET'S FIRST BOOK. “Halfway is composed of forty short poems-both lyric and dramatic-conveying a deeply felt admiration for the strength and courage within the human being. A junior life-saving class, a movie with Bogart and Bergman, a subway ride home, the first spring rain-these simple experiences are transformed through Maxine Kumin’s insight into deeply moving poems.”-Publisher

New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition of the poet's first book. This copy has been SIGNED by the author. An attractive near fine copy in like near fine price intact dustwrapper. Collector's copy. Signed by Author.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. First Edition of the author's First Book. Inscribed and signed by Ms. Kumin to the well known photographer Roger Kingston. This copy was meant for review and has the publisher's presentation slip laid in. 8vo, publisher's original black cloth over off-white boards lettered in gilt on the spine with decorative motif in black on the upper cover, in the original dust jacket. 106 pp. A very fine copy. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, WITH PUBLISHER'S REVIEW SLIP LAID IN. “Halfway is composed of forty short poems-both lyric and dramatic-conveying a deeply felt admiration for the strength and courage within the human being. A junior life-saving class, a movie with Bogart and Bergman, a subway ride home, the first spring rain-these simple experiences are transformed through Maxine Kumin’s insight into deeply moving poems.”-Publisher

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961 First printing of the stated first edition. Author's first book. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a tiny closed tear to bottom back cover, mild wear to upper spine and corners, faint toning to spine, archival tape to verso, and a small smudge on front cover near the spine fold, else fine. A lovely copy of the Pulitzer prize winning author's first book of verse.

Kumin was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1973), U.S. Poet Laureate (1981-82), the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1999), and the Los Angeles Times Book Award (2011), along with many other honors and prizes.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Maxine Kumin directly on the title page. Author's first book. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with light toning to spine & folds and a soft short crease to top corner of front flap, else fine. An exemplary copy.

Kumin received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1973), an American Academy and Institute of Arts Award for excellence in literature (1980), and the U.S. Poet Laureate (1981-82), among many other distinctions.