50 Poems
by CUMMINGS, E. E
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some offsetting to endpapers as usual, otherwise a fine copy in slightly sunned and chipped glassine dust jacket, in a lightly d
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
N. Y.: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1940). First edition, limited issue, of one of Cummings' finest collections. One of 150 numbered copies signed by the poet. Firmage A18a. 50 Poems contains the first appearances of several of Cummings' most famous poems, including "anyone lived in a pretty how town", "my father moved through dooms of love", "love is the every only god" and "love is more thicker than forget. Some offsetting to endpapers as usual, otherwise a fine copy in slightly sunned and chipped glassine dust jacket, in a lightly dust-soiled slipcase. 8vo, original cloth, printed label on front cover, glassine dust jacket, publisher's slipcase. Some offsetting to endpapers as usual, otherwise a fine copy in slightly sunned and chipped glassine dust jacket, in a lightly dust-soiled slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22961
- Title
- 50 Poems
- Author
- CUMMINGS, E. E
- Book Condition
- Used - Some offsetting to endpapers as usual, otherwise a fine copy in slightly sunned and chipped glassine dust jacket, in a lightly d
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, limited issue, of one of Cummings' finest collect
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- N. Y.
- Date Published
- (1940)
Terms of Sale
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
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About the Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
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