This is My Beloved
by Walter Benton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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cremona, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf, 1960 HC and DJ. 34th. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2. 43 pp. A remarkable diary in verse; Walter Benton's first published volume of poetry. First pub in 1943. This is the lovely 1960 printing,set on the Linotype in Bodoni Book, a printing -type so called after Giambattista Bodoni, a celebrated printer and type desiner of rome and Parma (1740 - 1813). This book was composed, printed, and bound by H. Wolff. Typographic a nd binding design by W.A. Dwiggins. DJ has tears, creases and chips; rear dj has dust soiling. Not faded; not price clipped. Binding is tight, bright, and clean. Endpapers are pristine - no former ow n er's name. Pages are bright - no tears, chips or creases. In spite of flaws to dj this is a nice copy of Benton's passionate love poetry. Dj: fair-good Binding: v. good. Endpapers and text: v. good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ghost River Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001668
- Title
- This is My Beloved
- Author
- Walter Benton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf, 1960
- Keywords
- POETRY, PHYSICAL LOVE, SENSUAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ghost River Books
Biblio member since 2004
cremona, Alberta
About Ghost River Books
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