Selected Poems
by James Merrill
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
James Merrill (1926–1995) wrote twelve books of poems, as well as the epic The Changing Light at Sandover . He published two plays, two novels, and a memoir, A Different Person . The recipient of numerous awards for his poetry, including two National Book Awards, the Bollingen Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress, Merrill was also a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19920
- Title
- Selected Poems
- Author
- James Merrill
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus wit the Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- rare poetry, rare James Merrill
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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