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A Word Carved on a Sill by Wain, John

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A Word Carved on a Sill

by Wain, John

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Routledge and Kegan Paul, London 1956. 1st ed., first printing. Slim 8vo. His first collection of poetry. Owner inscription to the ffep, otherwise a clean bright copy in a price-clipped dustwrapper with a small darkened circular area to the upper panel exposed after the removal of a price sticker

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A Word Carved on a Sill

A Word Carved on a Sill

by John Wain

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Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1958. Second Impression. 54 pages. Pink dust jacket over pink cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscriptions to front endpaper and slight dog-eared pages throughout. Pencil inscriptions to rear endpaper and heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible sunning and foxing with minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and visible sunning to spine. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear, foxing and sunning. Heavy sunning to spine and heavier sunning to interior.
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A Word Carved on a Sill

by Wain, John

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 53 pages. lower corner of front flap clipped. dj now in mylar protector. ; 5 1/2 x 8 1/8
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A WORD CARVED ON A SILL

by WAIN, John

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958. 2nd impression. 8vo, pp. 54. VG in slightly worn dj. Poems.
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A Word Carved on a Sill

by John Wain

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Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. DJ is in protective mylar. Book is inscribed by Wain to another poet, John Haag: ""John from John Dec. 1959."" Front and back end pages are speckled. Book is in VG condition.
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A Word Carved on a Sill

by Wain. John

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RKP, 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'From John Wain's mother to Mr Morris April 10 1957' in ink tot front endpaper. Some foxing to endpapers. Binding secure. Dustwrapper smart in new Brodart plastic overwrapper.
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A Word Carved on a Sill: Poems

by WAIN, John

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London: Routledge, 1956. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. Thin 8vo, printed boards, d.w. London: Routledge Kegan Paul, (1956). First Edition.<br/><br/> Fine, in a near fine, price clipped wrapper.<br/><br/>
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A Word Carved on a Sill

A Word Carved on a Sill

by Wain, John

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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 220mm Tall, 8vo. Title on front cover as per dust jacket. 54 pages. Dust jacket has slight fading to spine .
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A word carved on a sill : poems

A word carved on a sill : poems

by Wain, John

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London : Routledge & K. Paul, 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 54 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: English poetry.
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A Word Carved on a Sill: [poems]. --
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A Word Carved on a Sill: [poems]. --

by John Wain

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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781014013798
ISBN 10
1014013798
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A Word Carved on a Sill

by WAIN, JOHN

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VG+
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1st Edition
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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1956. 1st Edition. Boards. VG+/VG+. 8vo. Black lettered pink paper boards in decorative dust jacket. This copy signed by the author on the title page. Ink name to endpaper o/w a very nice copy of the author's first book.
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