BY GRAND CENTRAL STATION I SAT DOWN AND WEPT.
by SMART, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann), 1913-1986 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Editions Poetry London, (1945). First edition. "I am standing on a corner in Monterey, waiting for the bus to come in, and all the muscles of my will are holding my anticipation to face the moment I most desire". Smart's celebrated fictional account of her love affair with the poet George Barker (1913-1991) - "a visceral journey into the human heart, written in a language so urgent, raw and lyrical that each sentence is a bruise or a kiss" (Raffaella Barker). Demy 8vo (211 x 130mm). 54,[ii]pp. Bound in an elegant recent half red morocco, lettered down spine in gilt; top edge gilt; a most attractive copy of the first edition of this scarce modern classic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26007
- Title
- BY GRAND CENTRAL STATION I SAT DOWN AND WEPT.
- Author
- SMART, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann), 1913-1986 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Editions Poetry London, (1945).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
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- Spine
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- Morocco
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- First Edition
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