New York: Privately Printed, 1923. Book. Fair. Decorative Boards. First Edition. (15pp.) 200 copies printed at the Cheltenham Press on uncut handmade paper. Pastedowns spotted otherwise contents clean. Paper label on front board slightly foxed, boards rubbed and lightly bumped at corners. Spine covering cracked and worn with rear hinge tender..

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Bookseller: The Poetry Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Z113422
Title: Mr Hawley Breaks Into Song
Author: Marquis, Don
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Privately Printed
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1923
Keywords: POETRY AMERICAN 20TH HUMOUR LIMITED NOISBN

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Hay on Wye, Powys

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About The Poetry Bookshop

The Poetry Bookshop is situated in the UK booktown of Hay on Wye on the Welsh borders. It is the ONLY second-hand Bookshop in the UK devoted entirely to Poetry.We stock :- Antiquarian, Modern, Scholarly, Small & Private Press books, Poetry in translation and bilingual texts, Beat Poetry, War Poetry, Illustrated Poetry, Biography, Women's poetry, Old & Middle English, Humourous Poetry, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Love poetry, Anthologies, Criticism Back issue Magazines and much more.Visit our website www.poetrybookshop.com or telephone/E-mail us with details of your request.BOOKSEARCH SERVICE We offer a free no obligation service contact us by phone or email and we will let you know when we locate a copy.The Poetry Bookshop was opened in Hay in the 1970's by Anne Stevenson and Michael Farley. Alan Halsey ran it from 1980 to the late 90's and the present owners Chris & Melanie Prince took over in 1998.In 2000 the shop moved to its present location The Ice House in Brook Street. For anyone who is familar with Hay it runs parallel with Broad Street where the shop used to be. We are almost back to back with our old shopSHOP OPENING HOURS Monday - Saturday 11am - 5pmCLOSED ON SUNDAYS PLEASE NOTE In winter opening times can vary so we suggest if you are making a special journey it's best to contact us first.

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.