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Firstborn
by Gluck, Louise
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Middlesex, England: Anvil Press Poetry, 1969. First British Edition, Signed Limited Issue. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, one of a limited 50 numbered copies signed by Louise Gluck. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth with spine lettered in gilt, printed on rose-colored Glastonbury Antique laid paper. Near Fine with lean to binding, light rubbing to cloth at edges and gentle bump to crown of book and jacket. Jacket is price-clipped, Near Fine. The Pulitzer Prize-winner's first book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942292
- Title
- Firstborn
- Author
- Gluck, Louise
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition, Signed Limited Issue
- Publisher
- Anvil Press Poetry
- Place of Publication
- Middlesex, England
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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