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A Comprehensive Anthology of American Poetry (Modern Library #101.3)
by AIKEN, Conrad (compliler & editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Good in Fair dust jacket. [c.1955]. Hardcover. Conrad Aiken, an acclaimed American poet and novelist, has selected dozens of American poems from the 17th through 20th Centuries for this Modern Library edition. With an introduction by Mr. Aiken. Indices of authors and first lines at rear of volume. --- In Toledano spine 8 / rust cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i / verso advertises 374 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1955 (though 1944 date appears in book). ML #101.3. --- An unmarked copy but with slightly loosened front cover and loss of gilding to cover and spine. Fair only price-clipped dust jacket with considerable chipping, tears, and with some yellowing; protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xxii, 490 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81471
- Title
- A Comprehensive Anthology of American Poetry (Modern Library #101.3)
- Author
- AIKEN, Conrad (compliler & editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Modern Library / Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1955]
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Poetry;
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fair
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- Spine
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