The Collected Poems Of Wallace Stevens
by Stevens, Wallace
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York, New York, U. S. A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated Eighth Printing, 1967. Includes Index Of Titles Of Poems. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth With Silver Lettering And Copper Decoration On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Red. Inscribed And Signed By Viola Deloris Graves On The Ffep. The Book Has Minor Wear. The Price Clipped Jacket Has Light Wear With A Few Tiny Tears. One Half Inch Tear At The Lower Front Spine Fold.
Synopsis
Wallace Stevens (1879 – 1955) is a Modernist poet. Some of his best known poems in this collection include "Anecdote of the Jar", "Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock", "The Emperor of Ice-Cream", "The Idea of Order at Key West", "Sunday Morning", and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1955
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042484
- Title
- The Collected Poems Of Wallace Stevens
- Author
- Stevens, Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Pages
- 534
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Poetry, Modern - 20Th Century; American Poetry - 20Th Century; American Poetry.
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About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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