Helen in Egypt
by H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Levittown, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press, 1961. Introduction by Horace Gregory. Red cloth, vibrantly stamped in gilt on spine, a crisp, fresh and fine copy, but for mild softening of cloth at spine ends, in near fine lightly soiled dust jacket.. First Edition (stated). Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Albert Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005453
- Title
- Helen in Egypt
- Author
- H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (stated)
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Albert Books
Biblio member since 2004
Levittown, New York
About Albert Books
Here at Albert Books we have been collecting and selling fine literature for over forty years. We now offer a portion of our collection of approximately 10,000 books to you, online, at reasonable prices. Our specialties include first editions of American and English literature, including Poetry, Theater & Plays, Limited Editions Club Books, and some Mystery & Science Fiction. We also feature a rather large and varied selection of Literature in Translation.
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- Cloth
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- Crisp
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 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...
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