THE BOOK OF THE BODY
by Bidart, Frank
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
-
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [8], 44 pp. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Bidart on the front free endpaper. In original cloth with dust jacket. Binding is quite nice and clean throughout but for some residue from price stickers on the front pastedown; the dust jacket has trivial wear at the head of the spine; price intact on the front flap; small decorative stamp below the price. A nice copy of the author's second book, inscribed by him. Bridart is a critically acclaimed poet with awards including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8501
- Title
- THE BOOK OF THE BODY
- Author
- Bidart, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature and Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Booksellers for more than 15 years, offering a general stock with an emphasis in Special Press, Art and Photography, Literature and Americana. We prided in our high level of customer service—if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received let us know about it so we can make you happy. Additionally, we offer a wide range of bookbinding and book repair services. Check us out atfacebook.com/michaelpyronbookbinder.Given the nuances in book repair and binding, I can offer a close estimate based on images of your book, but will need to have book in hand in order give you a firm estimate. And as always, we buy books!
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...