STEEPLE BUSH - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Frost, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1947. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 751 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.386. Octavo (24cm); jade green paper-covered boards and grayish-brown cloth backstrip, blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine, with decorative elements stamped in gilt on front cover; publisher's original paper-covered slipcase; [xii],[2],3-63,[5]pp. Fine in a Very Good+ slipcase - sound, but showing modest wear, some light toning, and finger-soil to extremities; lacking the original publisher's glassine overlay. Attractive copy of this tender collection of verse, dedicated to Frost's six grandchildren. Crane A30.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7003
- Title
- STEEPLE BUSH - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- Frost, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
Terms of Sale
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....