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PICTURES OF THE GONE WORLD (Pocket Poets Series Number One)
by [Literature] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
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)
- 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;
Terms of Sale
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Glossary
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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...