The Foothills of Parnassus (Signed w/Poerm)
by BANGS, John Kendrick
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan, 1914. Bound in maroon cloth, stamped in gold, t.e.g., gilt faded on spine, but still readable. Signed and dated in year of publication with apparently an original 7-line poem re: getting the "booby prize" (this book) . . . Obviously Bangs had a fine sense of humor. 200pp. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010227
- Title
- The Foothills of Parnassus (Signed w/Poerm)
- Author
- BANGS, John Kendrick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed;
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