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THE MEMORY OF WAR: Poems, 1968-1982
by Fenton, James
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Salamander Press, 1982. First Edition. Red cloth, gilt spine lettering in dust jacket; large 8vo. 93 pp. One of 3000 copies, the second issue with the added stanza missing from the first issue. With a non-authorial inscription: "To Glyn with Love, Dudley /6 March 1983" on the front free endpaper; additionally briefly ("To Michael") inscribed by the poet on the title page and signed "Jim". A very good copy, lightly foxed edges in an easily very good dust jacket with light wear to the top edge. (Now protected by a removable archival Jacket.).
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66843
- Title
- THE MEMORY OF WAR
- Author
- Fenton, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Salamander Press
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Foxed
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- Spine
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