The Spectra Hoax

by Smith, William Jay

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The Spectra Hoax [presentation, association]

by Smith, William Jay

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Published
1966
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Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1966. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan Univeristy Press, 1961. First Edition. Signed by lead hoaxer Witter Bynner [as "Emanuel Morgan"], presented to Kenneth L. Ball, the student who first discovered his identity. Octavo, 158 pp, beige cloth with black… Read more about this item
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The Spectra Hoax

by SMITH, William Jay

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1961
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Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Octavo. Small owner's name else fine in fine, very lightly rubbed dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Account of "The Poetry Deception of the Century.
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The Spectra Hoax

by William Jay Smith

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1961
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Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Tan boards with small stain on front cover and shelf worn. Interior is clean. Signed and dedicated by author. Unfortunately no dust jacket.
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The Spectra Hoax

The Spectra Hoax

by Smith, William Jay

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First edition
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1961
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Hardcover
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Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo. 158 pp. Stated first edition. The story of the century's most successful literary spoof - how two talented and irreverent young men invented a new poetic 'school' that set the critical world by its ears. Includes the complete text of the original Spectra and many later… Read more about this item
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THE SPECTRA HOAX

by SMITH, William Jay

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Ashland. OR: Story Line Press, 2000. Reprint of the 1961 edition. 8vo, pp. 170, illustrated. A very good tight copy in original wraps, signed by the author. Story of "the century's most successful literary spoof-how two talented and irreverent young men invented a new poetic school that set the critical world by its ears. " The complete text of… Read more about this item
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The Spectra Hoax

The Spectra Hoax

by SMITH, William Jay

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2000
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Softcover
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(Ashland, Oregon): Story Line Press, 2000. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. Fine. "The Poetry Deception of the Century.
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The Spectra Hoax

The Spectra Hoax

by Smith, William Jay

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1961
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Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1961 The dust jacket is a bit worn, torn and chipped, with a clipped inside flap. The page edges are lightly tanned. 158 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).
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THE SPECTRA HOAX

by Smith, William Jay

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Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1961.. 1961.. Fine. - Octavo, cloth, in dw. The dw is lightly rubbed with foxing to the folds. ix & 158 pp. B&W illustrations. Near fine. <p>First edition.<p>The story of the highly successful hoax perpetrated by Witter Bynner and Arthur Davison Ficke, who invented the "Spectric" school of poets in reaction to what they saw… Read more about this item
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by SMITH, William Jay.

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Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, (1961).. First edition.. 158 pp. Page edges foxed, else near fine in near fine dust jacket. The story of this literary hoax, the complete text of the original Spectra, and 'many later Spectric poems.'
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The Spectra Hoax

by William Jay Smith

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2000
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Story Line Press. Paperback. Binding sound, moderate shelfwear, light marginalia and notes on a few pages. Serviceable condition. . Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 2000.
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The Spectra Hoax

by Smith, William Jay

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1961
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Wesleyan, 1961. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket. .
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The Spectra Hoax

by Smith, William Jay

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Story Line Press, 2000-02-15. Second. Paperback. Very Good. NOT ex-library. 1st printing of 2nd edition, published in 2000 by Story Line Press. Tight and clean with uncreased spine. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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by Smith, William Jay

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Connecticut Wesleyan University 1961. Book. F/NrF light edge wear. 1st edition..
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by Smith, William Jay

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The Spectra Hoax

by William Jay Smith

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First Edition
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1961
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Wesleyan University Press, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/As New. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine gilt. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New, save minor shelf-wear. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. The story… Read more about this item
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by Smith, William Jay

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by Smith, William Jay

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