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Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken
by Killorin, Joseph [Editor]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0300021801
- ISBN 13
- 9780300021806
- Seller
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About This Item
New Haven and London: Yale University Press. FIRST EDITION, 8vo., pp. 350 including index--Book Condition VG+ w some fading to head and tail of spine, crinkle to lower fore corners, ffep clipped, pages clean and crisp, previous price in pencil on half title page, no stains, no marks, no inscriptions--Dust-jacket VG w shelf wear and fading to spine, no chips or tears, price clipped, front panel has shelf line rubbing- protected in poly-fit sleeve--"In preparing this book, Joseph Killorin had access to around 3.500 letters, from which 245 have been selected. The final, difficult choices were made with a view to keeping this single volume as well rounded and yet varied as possible." from the dust-jacket Joseph Killorin became Aiken's close friend during his last years and began collecting and editing the letters under Aiken's supervision. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1978.
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- Bookseller
- WoodWorks Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000210
- Title
- Selected Letters of Conrad Aiken
- Author
- Killorin, Joseph [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300021801
- ISBN 13
- 9780300021806
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Correspondence Letters Aiken Poet Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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