New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1955]. Hardcover. The noted poet Robinson Jeffers's works are, per the jacket flap: ". . .spiritual tragedies that he sets against a background of the rocky landscape of the Pacific coast. . .". This Modern Library edition with an introduction by the author. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i / verso advertises 372 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1955 (though 1953 date appears in book). ML #118.3. --- A sound, tightly-bound copy but with spots of soiling to cover corners, very mild cover corner bumps and another spot of whitish discoloration to front cover; with discreet San Francisco bookseller label to rear endpaper; otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket with sunned (but readable) spine, else bright and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xii, 295, (8, ads) pages .

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Bookseller: Bluebird Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 85675
Title: Roan Stallion, Tamar and Other Poems (Modern Library #118.3)
Author: JEFFERS, Robinson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
Publisher: The Modern Library / Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [c.1955]
Bookseller catalogs: >>Poetry;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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....
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...