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THE PUPIL
by Merwin, W. S
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. x, 91, [5] pp. First edition, first printing; signed and inscribed by Merwin. Bound as issued and with dust jacket. A crisp copy with a small, puncture in the front jacket at the joint (almost missable at a glance). A nice copy of this collection signed and inscribed in Paris by this decorated and beloved U.S. Poet Laureate.
Synopsis
W. S. Merwin has been awarded most of the major prizes in American poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize, the Bollingen Prize, and the Tanning Prize for mastery in the art of poetry. He and his wife live on Maui, where he tends to his writing and to his garden of rare and endangered palm trees.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6753
- Title
- THE PUPIL
- Author
- Merwin, W. S
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- 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
Booksellers for more than 15 years, offering a general stock with an emphasis in Special Press, Art and Photography, Literature and Americana. We prided in our high level of customer service—if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received let us know about it so we can make you happy. Additionally, we offer a wide range of bookbinding and book repair services. Check us out atfacebook.com/michaelpyronbookbinder.Given the nuances in book repair and binding, I can offer a close estimate based on images of your book, but will need to have book in hand in order give you a firm estimate. And as always, we buy books!
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- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Jacket
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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