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NINE HORSES: Poems
by Collins, Billy
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- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very fine in very fine unclipped dj.
- ISBN 10
- 037550382X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375503825
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very fine in very fine unclipped dj.. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition, first printing, with full number line. Recent collection by the popular Poet Laureate, author of NINE HORSES, SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD, and others. 8vo boards & cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.
Synopsis
Nine Horses, Billy Collins's first book of new poems since Picnic, Lightning in 1998, is the latest curve in the phenomenal trajectory of this poet's career. Already in his forties when he debuted with a full-length book, The Apple That Astonished Paris, Collins has become the first poet since Robert Frost to combine high critical acclaim with broad popular appeal. And, as if to crown this success, he was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2001--2002, and reappointed for 2002--2003. What accounts for this remarkable achievement is the poems themselves, quiet meditations grounded in everyday life that ascend effortlessly into eye-opening imaginative realms. These new poems, in which Collins continues his delicate negotiations between the clear and the mysterious, the comic and the elegiac, are sure to sustain and increase his audience of avid readers.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- book dealer
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 26419
- Title
- NINE HORSES
- Author
- Collins, Billy
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- second hand - Very fine in very fine unclipped dj.
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 037550382X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375503825
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
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Please note that all items are offered subject to prior sale. All our books are FIRST EDITIONS and FIRST PRINTINGS unless noted otherwise. All dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. All books are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 10 days of receipt for a full refund.
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Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
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Derry, New Hampshire
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About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Bert has been a full-time bookseller since 1976. He is a member of the New Hampshire Antiquarian Bookseller's Association, the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) (since 1982) and the International Leaque of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). We are located just under 40 miles north of Boston in Southern New Hampshire. We have around 3,000 titles in the following categories: Modern first editions - mainly American and English - many of the books being signed; poetry, poetry broadsides, and press books. Most of our holdings are modern and fairly contemporary, and feature both mainstream and genre fiction (e.g. contemporary literature, detective & science fiction), with emphasis on notable writers and literary prize-winners in both prose and poetry.
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