The Darkness Surrounds Us
by Sorrentino, Gilbert
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Jonathan Williams, 1960. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A very good+ copy in very good+ dust jacket over wrappers with slight rubbing and browning to jacket. 8vo with DJ [4 8]pp Author's first book, containing 41 poems in all; dedicated to his wife, Elsene. Frontispiece portrait drawing and collage on jacket by Fielding Dawson; introductory 'directive' by Joel Oppenheimer. One of an unspecified number of copies, designed and printed by Jonathan Williams. Exterior as noted; only very slight internal browning present. Scarce in such condition.2 B/w Illustrations (including jacket).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00509302
- Title
- The Darkness Surrounds Us
- Author
- Sorrentino, Gilbert
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Jonathan Williams
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Poetry SORRENTINO, GILBERT AMERICAN LITERATURE 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETRY WILLIAMS, JONATHAN DAWSON, FIELDING OPPENHEIMER, JOEL FIRST BOOK, , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...