The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays.
by Oliver, Mary
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Beacon Press, 2008. First edition of this collection by the award-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Kosturko. Mary Oliver was described by The New York Times as "far and away, [America's] best-selling poet." She has won both the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and the National Book Award in 1992. Oliver's poetry has been called an "indefatigable guide to the natural world, particularly to its lesser-known aspects" (Kumin, 1993). "Visionary as Emerson [ she is] among the few American poets who can describe and transmit ecstasy, while retaining a practical awareness of the world as one of predators and prey," reviewed The Nation. Holly Prado of Los Angeles Times Book Review noted that Oliver's work "touches a vitality in the familiar that invests it with a fresh intensity."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133714
- Title
- The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays.
- Author
- Oliver, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Mary Oliver First Edition Signed
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