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by CIARDI, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with a tanned spine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with a tanned spine. Author's second book. INSCRIBED revealingly at length by the poet on the front endpaper to the poet William Meredith: "Bill--/This is an uneven book -- some of/the poems were written at a time/when I wasn't sure I'd live to/finish them, and many still need/revising. But please accept it/in token of something we both remember./And with all good wishes./John/June 9, 1980."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018026
- Title
- OTHER SKIES
- Author
- CIARDI, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with a tanned spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Inscribed;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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