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PICTURES OF THE GONE WORLD (Pocket Poets Series Number One)

PICTURES OF THE GONE WORLD (Pocket Poets Series Number One)

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PICTURES OF THE GONE WORLD (Pocket Poets Series Number One)

by [Literature] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

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San Fransisco: City Lights Books, 1955. Soft Cover. Very Good+ binding. 16mo. [44] pp. First edition, fifth printing, signed and inscribed by Ferlinghetti. As issued, stapled into the iconic black and yellow wrappers. Very light shelfwear considering how fragile these City Lights bindings are. An early printing likely from the late 1950s of the first of an iconic poetry series, here signed by among the most influential of American writers and activists. Cook 1.

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Bookseller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
6561
Title
PICTURES OF THE GONE WORLD (Pocket Poets Series Number One)
Author
[Literature] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
Format/Binding
Soft Cover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ binding
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
City Lights Books
Place of Publication
San Fransisco
Date Published
1955
Bookseller catalogs
Poetry; Literature and Fiction;

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Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

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About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

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Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Shelfwear
Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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...
Wrappers
The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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...

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