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Poems: North & South - A Cold Spring
by Bishop, Elizabeth
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, first printing of this Pulitzer Prize winning collection of poetry. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth stamped in white. Near Fine with light rubbing at edges, faint fading to spine, evidence of bookplate removal to front free endpaper and pages toned. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light soiling and light edge wear, spine lightly toned. The author's second published book of poetry, originally published in an edition of 2,000 copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941893
- Title
- Poems: North & South - A Cold Spring
- Author
- Bishop, Elizabeth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1955
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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