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The Eye-Beaters,Blood, Victory, Madness, Buckhead and Mercy
by James Dickey
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First UK Printing, 63 pages, collection of poems by America Poet Laureate James Dickey. Book is near Fine, a touch of toning to free pages else Fine, tight and square with No previous owner bookplate or writing, never read condition, ultra clean teal cloth with bright gilt titles to spine. Jacket is near Fine, very clean with some very light edge wear else Fine, original L1.25 price intact. Protected in a new mylar sleeve. A very clean First Edition of an important Dickey title. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002463
- Title
- The Eye-Beaters,Blood, Victory, Madness, Buckhead and Mercy
- Author
- James Dickey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- American Poetry, Poetry, James Dickey
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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