Natives of Rock: XX Poems: 1921-1922
by Wescott, Glenway; Bianco, Pamela (decorations)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Francesco Bianco, 1925. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt on upper board and spine; glassine dust jacket; 8vo; pp. [16], 20, [2]. Number 502 from a limited edition of 500 copies on Vidalon Velin hand-made paper (total limitation of 550, with variations), inscribed by Pamela Bianco on the limitation page. Spine tips and corners gently bumped; small spot of soiling near the gutter of pp. 16-17. Dust jacket chipped and torn along the edges. With the prospectus laid-in, as well as 2 specimen pages (the list of titles, and the colophon), and a handwritten note, "I hope you'll like them!" possibly from one of the Biancos. (Laid-in material lightly wrinkled along the edges, and stained at the top edge from a rusty paperclip.) A nice copy.
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- Bookseller
- Sanctuary Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D7767
- Title
- Natives of Rock: XX Poems: 1921-1922
- Author
- Wescott, Glenway; Bianco, Pamela (decorations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Francesco Bianco
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
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