PAGAN SONNETS
by O'Hara, John Myers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1913.. 1913.. Very good. - Quarto, brown paper backed decroative tan paper covered boards titled in brown on the front cover. The spine has perished and the covers are faded, bumped, rubbed & slightly stained. A numbered paper label mounted at the top left of the front cover is crossed out in ink. ix, [iii] & 42 pages. The title is printed in red & black and the preliminary initial is decorated in red. Minor worming to the front hinge, a previous owner has inscribed 2 lines on the half-title.. This is an ex-library copy, de- acquisitioned by the Vassar College Library with their bookplate on the front pastedown, perforated stamp through the title page and a number at the bottom of the dedication page, overstamped with the word "withdrawn". <p>Limited edition of 200 numbered copies. Very scarce.<p>John Myers O'Hara (1870-1944) was a good friend of Jack London.
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Details
- Seller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1564
- Title
- PAGAN SONNETS
- Author
- O'Hara, John Myers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1913.
- Date Published
- 1913.
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; PAGAN SONNETS; POETRY; POEMS; JOHN MYERS O'HARA; VERSE; LIMITED EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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