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THE COLLECTED POEMS OF JAMES T. FARRELL
by Farrell, James T
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1965. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Poet on the front endpaper, 8vo, gray cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with pen-and-ink sketch of Farrell against a beige background, ix, [x-xii] + 82 pages + [2] Colophon. James T. Farrell (born 1904 - 1979) was an American novelis, poet,t and short-story writer known for his realistic portraits of the lower-middle-class Irish in Chicago, drawn from his own experiences. He is most remembered for the Studs Lonigan trilogy, His Collected Poems are Uncommon--especially in such Fine condition. Solid, tight copy with minimal age-toning. The dust jacket is bright and clean with very slight wear around the upper edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5040
- Title
- THE COLLECTED POEMS OF JAMES T. FARRELL
- Author
- Farrell, James T
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fleet Publishing Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Chicago, Irish, drinking, sadness, poverty,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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