GOLDEN STATE
by Bidart, Frank | note by Richard Howard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: George Braziller, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. x, 50 pp. First edition, first printing. As issued, in golden cloth and dust jacket. A very bright copy with top corners of both boards very slightly bumped; dust jacket is fresh with price intact on the front flap.
A very nice first printing hard cover of Bidart's first book of poetry. Bridart is a critically acclaimed poet with awards including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. This copy from the library of novelist John Barth with his name on the front free endpaper. Acclaimed writer and National Book Award-winner for his 1973 novel Chimera. An interesting association copy.
A very nice first printing hard cover of Bidart's first book of poetry. Bridart is a critically acclaimed poet with awards including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. This copy from the library of novelist John Barth with his name on the front free endpaper. Acclaimed writer and National Book Award-winner for his 1973 novel Chimera. An interesting association copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8502
- Title
- GOLDEN STATE
- Author
- Bidart, Frank | note by Richard Howard
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Braziller
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature and Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...