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The Island
by Creeley, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- Seller
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Livingston, Montana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed by author on title page. Small octavo (21 cm), pp. 190. Light blue cloth with black spine titling. Blue illustrated jacket with $3.50 price and author photo on back. "A-6.63" on copyright page, but without the transcription of lines on p. 145 as described by Leppler. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners, minor chipping, soiling to jacket, else fine. [Leppler, p. 133] From the private library of William "Gatz" Hjortsberg, author of Falling Angel (filmed as Angel Heart), Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan, and several other books and screenplays.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk River Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33779
- Title
- The Island
- Author
- Creeley, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
Terms of Sale
Elk River Books
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About the Seller
Elk River Books
Biblio member since 2010
Livingston, Montana
About Elk River Books
Elk River Books offers a curated selection of used and collectible books, specializing in outdoor literature, western history and authors from the Rocky Mountain West.
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