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TURTLE, SWAN
by Doty, Mark
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0879236973
- ISBN 13
- 9780879236977
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Boston: David R. Godine, 1987. First edition. The poet's first collection of verse. Inscribed and dated by Doty on the title page. Octavo. Original cream cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65024
- Title
- TURTLE, SWAN
- Author
- Doty, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0879236973
- ISBN 13
- 9780879236977
- Publisher
- David R. Godine
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Poetry, Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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