To Urania
by Brodsky, Joseph
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. [8], 173, [1] p.; 23 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title; author's initials blind-stamped on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. This is the third collection of the author's poetry to be published in the United States. Some of the poems have been translated from the Russian and others were originally written in English. Book is Near Fine Condition: red remainer mark on lower page edges; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: head of spine rubbed; discolored spot on front section; otherwise, clean and solid.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009714
- Title
- To Urania
- Author
- Brodsky, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
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