From This White Island (Inscribed copy)
by Barnstone, Willis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- NF
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: Bookman Publishing. NF. 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in green, orange & white decorated boards. 12mo si ze, 96 pp. Inscribed by Barnstone on the front fly with an original ve rse reading; "Dec. 28, 1959/ For - - / an odd wooden tune, / a sonnet rather loose / than tight, / a book not abstruse / but with an inky / cross-eyed eye / toward the light / Yours with Love, Willis". Book is about fine, has tiny rub marks at the tips and corners else fine in dj with a short closed edge tear and light rubbing to the edges. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67827
- Title
- From This White Island (Inscribed copy)
- Author
- Barnstone, Willis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bookman Publishing
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1959
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About Dearly Departed Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...