KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENING: POEMS 1950-1960
by Nims, John Frederick
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bay City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1960. 1st edition, full gray cloth, with printed dust jacket. Inscribed to Nims' good friend and fellow poet, Ralph Mills. The inscription reads: "For Ralph & Helen, / Thanking them for / Tante belle cose, & / wishing them the / same. Affectionately, / John / Chicago / April 23, '62" in black ink on the FEP. Additionally laid in is a full page article about Nims, written by Joseph Haas, from PANORAMA--CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, April 8, 1967. Fine condition, in jacket with small tear to foot of spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5057
- Title
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE EVENING: POEMS 1950-1960
- Author
- Nims, John Frederick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- poetry signed inscribed association
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2005
Bay City, Michigan
About Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
We are full time book dealers specializing in modern poetry. We are members of ABAA, ILAB, Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Assn.
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