Short Stories
by Merrill, James
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Pawlet, VT: Banyan Press, 1954. First edition. First edition. Signed by James Merrill, inscribed to Key West, Florida-based poet and publisher Kirby Congdon at the colophon: "Kirby Congdon from James Merrill - Thirty years late! Key West, 1985." [2], 10 pp. Marbled wrappers with printed cover label. Text printed on handmade paper with watermark of F. J. Head. No. 154 of 210 numbered copies; 60 for sale and 150 for friends of the poet and printer. Very Good+ with mild toning to wrappers; interior with scattered foxing, toning to edges. A early chapbook by the American poet with a nice association.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945048
- Title
- Short Stories
- Author
- Merrill, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Banyan Press
- Place of Publication
- Pawlet, VT
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- signed, Kirby Congdon
- 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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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chapbook
- A very short, cheaply produced volume, of a few leaves. Modern chapbooks...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...