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The Torrent and the Night Before
by ROBINSON, EDWIN ARLINGTON
- Used
- Condition
- Wrappers skillfully repaired at the spine; some light foxing; fine copy, enclosed in clamshell case.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Gardiner, Maine: Printed for the Author, 1896, 1896. First edition, one of 312 copies privately printed. Wrappers skillfully repaired at the spine; some light foxing; fine copy, enclosed in clamshell case.. 12mo, original printed blue wrappers (text loose in wrappers, two-inch split at the heel of the spine, occasional light foxing), 44 pages. Edwin Arlington Robinson's scarce first book, a collection of 43 poems written between 1889 and 1896. The manuscript was rejected by commercial publishers and Robinson resorted to self-publishing it in an edition of 312 copies, which he distributed to friends and family; none were for sale. Of the original 312 copies, only 56 (including this copy) were located in Carl J. Weber's census in 1947 (Colby College Library Quarterly). An early presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page to "W. R. Gay / From E. A. Robinson / 7 December 1896." There are only two recorded copies with an earlier presentation (both dated December 4), and three others are known to have this date. From the library of American book collector Jonathan Goodwin; lot 521 in the famous sale of his collection at Sotheby's in 1977 ($1,400.00). Later bookplate of Bruce Lisman inside the case.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28891
- Title
- The Torrent and the Night Before
- Author
- ROBINSON, EDWIN ARLINGTON
- Book Condition
- Used - Wrappers skillfully repaired at the spine; some light foxing; fine copy, enclosed in clamshell case.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, one of 312 copies privately printed
- Publisher
- Gardiner, Maine: Printed for the Author, 1896
- Date Published
- 1896
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The Brick Row Book Shop
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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