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SUNSET GUN
by PARKER, Dorothy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Pencil signature on front endpaper. Some uneven fading to the covers with a small bump to the bottom corner of the back cover. N
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. First Edition. hardcover. Pencil signature on front endpaper. Some uneven fading to the covers with a small bump to the bottom corner of the back cover. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Purple boards with a gilt-lettered white cloth spine. Copy #10 of only 275 SIGNED by the poet of this collection of short poems, such as this: SUPERFLUOUS ADVICE
Should they whisper false of you,
Never trouble to deny;
Should the words they say be true,
Weep and storm and swear they lie.
Should they whisper false of you,
Never trouble to deny;
Should the words they say be true,
Weep and storm and swear they lie.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019594
- Title
- SUNSET GUN
- Author
- PARKER, Dorothy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Pencil signature on front endpaper. Some uneven fading to the covers with a small bump to the bottom corner of the back cover. N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Signed, Algonquin Club, Modern Poetry, Women's Literature, Modern Firsts, Dorothy Parker, Modern First Editions, Limited
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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