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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. First edition. Inscribed "To Burt , Love, Ai" and dated January 26, 1979. The official publication was in February so this is an early inscription. The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1978. The sole flaw of this book is a slightly cocked spine noticeable only on the bottom half. About fine in Fine DJ.
Inscribed to Burt Britten, a well-known NYC bookseller.
Inscribed to Burt Britten, a well-known NYC bookseller.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67133
- Title
- KILLING FLOOR
- Author
- Ai
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...