The Faber Book of Modern American Verse
by Auden, W. H. (editor) [provenance: James K. Baxter]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Ends of spine rubbed, with 7mm tear at head of front joint. Price markings on front endpaper in pencil: 25/-, 15/-, and pen: $2, $2. Some foxing. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; This copy once owned by New Zealand poet James K. Baxter (1926-1972), with his signature "James K. Baxter" in blue ink on the front endpaper. [8 (first leaf blank)], 336 pages. Blue cloth board with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 204 x 129mm. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22730
- Title
- The Faber Book of Modern American Verse
- Author
- Auden, W. H. (editor) [provenance: James K. Baxter]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- First Edition
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