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Collected Poems (Inscribed to Paul Bartel)
by Purdy, James
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam: Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep, 1990. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. 149 pp. Lovely fine copy in equally fine dustwrapper. This is Copy # 3 of 125 special copies bound thus and SIGNED by Purdy on the colophon page. In addition Purdy has nicely INSCRIBED this copy to filmmaker Paul Bartel nd dated his inscription in the year of publication.
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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34125
- Title
- Collected Poems (Inscribed to Paul Bartel)
- Author
- Purdy, James
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Poetry, Signed, Inscribed, Bartel
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry Books;
Terms of Sale
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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