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The Divine Enchantment: A Mystical Poem
by Neihardt, John G
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: James T. White & Co, 1900. First Edition. Very Good+. First edition. Signed by John G. Neihardt on front free endpaper, warmly inscribed to author and authority on Japanese prints Louis V. Ledoux, dated January 1906. Ledoux's bookplate on paste down.Three author's holograph corrections to text, plus his note on title page, "written in 1898," i.e. when he was only 17. 46 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow buckram, front board lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with darkening to cloth (especially spine), small rub or gnaw spot along top of front board, top edge lightly soiled. Scarce signed.
The very first book by the author of Black Elk Speaks (the famous memoir of an Oglala Lakota medicine man), a narrative poem based on Hindu mysticism. Only ten copies located in OCLC.
Synopsis
Originally published: New York : James T. White & Co., 1900.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941487
- Title
- The Divine Enchantment: A Mystical Poem
- Author
- Neihardt, John G
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James T. White & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Black Elk Speaks, Hindu, poems, poetry, signed, Nebraska, poet, Louis Vernon Ledoux, association
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Cloth
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- G
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- Buckram
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
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