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THE TIN CAN AND OTHER POEMS. SIGNED COPY
by SMITH, William Jay
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Slightly rubbed, trace of foxing at the front edge of the textblock, otherwise Near Fine in price clipped, Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, (1966). First edition, this copy inscribed, signed ("Bill"), & dated in ink on a blank page adjacent to the title page & signed in full on the title page by William Jay Smith. Octavo (9.5" x 6.5"), x & 68 pages. Publisher's dark gray cloth lettered in silver on the spine, in dust jacket.
Slightly rubbed, trace of foxing at the front edge of the textblock, otherwise Near Fine in price clipped, Very Good dust jacket with light soiling & brief edge wear.
William Jay Smith (1918 - 2015) was United States Poet Laureate from 1968 to 1970. Two of his poetry collections were finalists for the National Book Award.
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- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000473
- Title
- THE TIN CAN AND OTHER POEMS. SIGNED COPY
- Author
- SMITH, William Jay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slightly rubbed, trace of foxing at the front edge of the textblock, otherwise Near Fine in price clipped, Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1966)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- William Jay Smith, Poet Laureate, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature, Fiction, Poetry; Signed;
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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