THIS IS MY BELOVED
by Benton, Walter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First Edition, 39th Printing, 1968 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards/Good; strong w/discoloration and soiling to front. DJ/None. First published 1943, poet Walter Benton (1907 - 1976), dedicated to Lillian. Love poems written in diary form. The Journal runs from the 28th of April through November 25th --- post World War II in which Benton served, following seasons of re-birth in Spring through closing down havest in Fall. From birth of love, when "... words are born, not spoken" to the inevitable(?) hopeless end in but half a year, "... Now you are gone (and why) I feel I never knew you ---/ though you fill me with terrible wonder ... like the onset of madness".
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- Bookseller
- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017057
- Title
- THIS IS MY BELOVED
- Author
- Benton, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 39th Printing, 1968
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- Poetry/Verse/Diary/Journal/Love
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry/Verse; Journal/Diary/Letters;
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