New York: Viking Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670427373 . Advance Reading Copy. "This is more than a collection of poems. It is a sequence of poems and a natural development out of Wain's previous narrative poem, WILDTRACK, published in 1966. Each of the 'five artists'....is not only a personal friend of the poet but also a visionary." Includes The Viking Press Advance Reading Copy Slip laid in, dated April 16, 1970. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector, Rolland Comstock, on front paste-down endpaper. Spine is slightly skewed, fabric lightly faded on spine ends, faint soiling on head edge; otherwise, free from major defect. Pages open to full title page. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 77 pages .

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Seller: Good Books In The Woods (US)
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Title: Letters to Five Artists Poems
Author: Wain, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
ISBN 10: 0670427373
ISBN 13: 9780670427376
Publisher: Viking Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: 0670427373

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