SESTINA FOR A FAR-OFF SUMMER: Poems 1957-1962
by Lattimore, Richmond
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Previous owner inscription and bookplate inside. Very good copy in dust jacket with minor wear and slight fading to spine, with
- Seller
-
Derry, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1962. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Previous owner inscription and bookplate inside. Very good copy in dust jacket with minor wear and slight fading to spine, with tiny chip on front panel. Uncommon signed.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the front free-endpaper. Second book of poetry by this American poet and Greek classicist, well-known for his translations of the Iliad and Odyssey. 8vo, red cloth. 90pp. 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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50323
- Title
- SESTINA FOR A FAR-OFF SUMMER
- Author
- Lattimore, Richmond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owner inscription and bookplate inside. Very good copy in dust jacket with minor wear and slight fading to spine, with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- poetry, signed, mmb
Terms of Sale
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
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.
About the Seller
Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Derry, New Hampshire
About Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC
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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