Variation in Verse
by Brown, John Gracen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£60.22£45.17
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Branden Press, 1975. Book. VG+. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fuschia cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. 188 pp. SIGNED by the author on an enclosed letter to Juan Orrego-Salas, noted Chilean winner of the National Arts Award in Chile and long time Professor in the Indiana University School of Music. This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped DJ ( $7.50) designed by Barbara Jeanne Levin. Exterior is rich and clean. Gilt is bright . Edges sharp. A bit of crimping on the tips. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tightly bound. DJ has a 1/2" triangular closed tear at top front edge, minimal rubbing to the back and front. SCARCE signed and with a nice provenance..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001944
- Title
- Variation in Verse
- Author
- Brown, John Gracen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Branden Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Indiana Authors, Publishers, Topics, & Association;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...