Stories Fables and Other Diversions
por Howard Nemerov
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Near Fine
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Boston : Goldine, 1971. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None . A collection of fables and short stories written by Howard Nemerov and published in the US. The first American edition of Stories and Fables and Other Diversions by Howard Nemerov.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Howard Nemerov was an American poet and writer.This is one of three thousand copies of this first edition to have been set in Monotype Bembo and printed by The Stinehour Press. The paper is Mohawk Superfine. The book was bound by Robert Burlen and Son. The title page and dust wrapper were designed by John Benson. He was twice Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, from 1963 to 1964 and 1988 to 1990. He won the National Book Award for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the Bollingen Prize. This was Nemerov's first collection of short fiction since A Commodity of Dreams published in 1955. This collection of stories explores themes of love, friendship, relationships and forgiveness. It includes The Outage, The Executive, The Escapist and The Nature of The Task. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Light marks to the dust wrapper. A small closed tear to the rear cover of the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 883V42
- Título
- Stories Fables and Other Diversions
- Autor
- Howard Nemerov
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Hardback
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Goldine
- Local de publicação
- Boston
- Data de publicação
- 1971
- Dimensão
- 9.5" by 6"
- Palavras-chave
- Literature Short Stories Howard Nemerov Short Stories
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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