New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Poet. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. ix (ii), 94 (6) pp. First Edition, 1961. Inscribed to te Author/Editor, Hiram Hayden, on ffep. Price clipped. Lacking the Bollingen Prize wraparound band. Black remainder mark on top and bottom text block. Age toning to spine dj with lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.75". Light green cloth with gilt-stamped potted shrub on front board, and gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "Hiram Collins Haydn (1907-1973) was an American author and editor in chief at Random House before leaving to help establish Atheneum Publishing.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005913
Title: The Gardener and Other Poems [Signed by the Poet]
Author: Wheelock, John Hall
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961
Keywords: POETRY MODERN AMERICAN POETS POEMS
Size: Octavo

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