The Belknap Press Harvard University Press 1961. FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, black lettering to spine, illus full title page, x + 205pp, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading to board edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, heavy creasing to edges of pgs 17-34) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with some minor closed tearing & discreet archival tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling, light tanning to flaps)

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Title: The Capsule of the Mind: Chapters in the Life of Emily Dickinson
Author: WARD, THEODORA
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Belknap Press Harvard University Press 1961
Keywords: first edition Emily Dickinson literary literature biographies memoirs poems poetry criticism

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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...
Closed Tearing: Closed tear indicates a torn page in which no material has been lost. A closed tear can be pressed back into place or sometimes...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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