COLLECTED POEMS
by CUMMINGS, ee
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
-
Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
£147.90£118.32
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: 315. Bound in navy blue leather covered boards with decorative gilt design, raised bands, and gilt lettering to the spine, and all edges gilt. Frontispiece self-portrait by Cummings. A fine copy. Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962), often styled as e e cummings, as he sometimes signed his name, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He wrote approximately 2900 poems, two autobiographical novels, four plays, and several essays. Cummings' poetry often deals with themes of love and nature, as well as the relationship of the individual to the world. His poems are also often rife with satire. A near fine copy in unopened condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005617
- Title
- COLLECTED POEMS
- Author
- CUMMINGS, ee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.20 lbs
- Keywords
- Poetry, Fine Bindings, Limited Editions, Leather Binding, American Literature, 20th Century Literature, Classic Literature, American
Terms of Sale
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Returns are accepted up to 5 days after the book arrives. It is not acceptable to return a book because it is no longer wanted.
About the Seller
MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
Biblio member since 2004
Uxbridge, Ontario
About MAPLE RIDGE BOOKS
I'm an sole proprietor of Maple Ridge Books. I've been selling books for some 22 years. Although my stock is small in numbers, I am very careful to offer books in the best condition possible. I try to keep shipping costs reasonable, which is not easy these days. I am more than willing to send additional photos of books, or provide more details.
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- Gilt
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- Unopened
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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