Other Skies (Signed and inscribed to Jetta Carleton & Jene Lyon) by Ciardi, John - 1947

Atlantic Little Brown, 1947. First Edition. Very Good/Good. Tight copy. Slight fading to bottom & top of spine. Small stain to fore edge. Small stains & tears on dj. Dj in mylar.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1947. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A good plus copy in a good dustwrapper; Book shows fading of panel edges/spine, bumping/rubbing of panel corners-edges-ends, some staining on 1st end pg, slight foxing, dustwrapper shows browning/scuffing of spine, tearing of spine ends, browning/staining of panels. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1947 83pp. Former owner bookplate on inside front board. Top edge is dust stained. Spine ends are bumped. Tips and spine ends are rubbed. Spine panel, flap folds and edges are heavily sunned. Spine panel has small damp stains. Spine ends and tips of flap folds are missing small pieces. Lower edge of front panel has a 1/2" tear. Top edge of rear panel has a 1" tear... Text is clean and unmarked. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Minus Jacket.

Slight tear to top of book binding. Covers good. Otherwise in good condition for age.DJ wihout clipped corners. DJ discolored with age.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with minor wear to the slightly darkened spine. The poet's uncommon second book.

GERMANY: EIGENTUMER, HERAUSGEBER UND VERLEGER. OWNER'S INS. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. GERMAN TEXT. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1988.

Boston: Atlantic-Monthly / Little Brown, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by the author to Paul Cubeta on the fly leaf. Paul Cubeta was the assistant director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference while Ciardi was the head director. 1947, First Edition. The author's second book. A Near Fine, square, clean copy in a Very Good dust jacket that is faded along the spine and edges. DJ now in a mylar wrap. The Bread Loaf Writers' Conference is an annual literary event held in Middlebury, Vermont. In addition to his role as assistant director, Paul Cubeta was the director of The Bread Loaf School of English from 1964-1989. Ciardi was the head director of the conference from 1955 to 1972. An excellent association copy, linking two of the most influential contributors to the conference.

Boston : Little, Brown, 1947. First Edition. Hardback. Signed, inscribed and dated by the author. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 83 pages; Description: 83 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Poetry. Notes: ""An Atlantic Monthly Press Book. ""

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1947. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Small contemporary owner's name, still fine in fine dustwrapper with a touch of tanning on the spine. A considerably better than usual copy of the author's second book.

Hardcover. As new. The author's second book. Hardcover in dust jacket, with virtually NO wear. Bookplate signed by the poet tipped onto the front free end-paper, The dust jacket is pristine with original price of $2.00. The binding is tight and square. The book cloth is still nappy, and not worn smooth. No scuffing to edges of boards. The cream stock is not aged or tanned. It is as if this copy was magically preserved in the state that it rolled out of the publisher's warehouse. Remarkable condition! Our photo has a slight spot by the poet's name. It is just a spot of glare from the Brodart sleeve we have protected the dust jacket with. This book ships with an upgrade to Priority Mail at no extra cost.