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New and Better World of Poetry - INSCRIBED to Jacob Lawrence
by [JACOB LAWRENCE] BENSLEY, Frank with Lou LuTour and Jerry McCarty (compilers and editors)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Charleston, Illinois: World of Poets, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good. W. Kuder. 8vo. Pp. v, [1], 58. With several line drawings by W. Kuder. Bound in burgundy cloth with lettering stamped on spine. In the slightly worn dust jacket on which contributor Joseph Mason Andrew Cox has written "Here it is." In addition, a Hell's Kitchen address is written on the rear dust jacket flap. Book is inscribed by Cox on the front pastedown. The inscription reads: "To Jacob Lawrence / Let contemporary art be representational and carry an edifying message ... . [ellipsis his] [signed] Joseph Mason Andrew Cox 1 October 1971". Cox is a Columbia-educated poet, novelist and playwright who taught in NYC colleges and held executive positions with publishing houses. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5442
- Title
- New and Better World of Poetry - INSCRIBED to Jacob Lawrence
- Author
- [JACOB LAWRENCE] BENSLEY, Frank with Lou LuTour and Jerry McCarty (compilers and editors)
- Illustrator
- W. Kuder
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- World of Poets
- Place of Publication
- Charleston, Illinois
- Date Published
- 1971
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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