THE WAGGONER AND OTHER POEMS
by BLUNDEN, Edmund:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sidgwick and Jackson. 1920. First edition, first printing of the poet's first trade publication. First edition, first printing of the poet's first trade publication. Publisher's original [first state] purple cloth with white paper label, printed in black to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth with small areas of fading (corresponding with the minor chips to the dustwrapper) otherwise bright and fresh. The contents, with the bookplates of Simon Nowell-Smith and Anne Powell to the front pastedown are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Spare paper title label tipped in at the rear (as issued). Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is toned and slightly chipped to the spine, and has a piece of archival tape to the underside. An attractive example. The first state of the first printing, issued with encouragement from Siegfried Sassoon (who remained a life-long friend of Blunden) was issued in an edition of 250 copies. A further 100 sheets were sent America to be bound for the Alfred Knopf first edition. A second issue of 150 copies, bound in green cloth but otherwise identical was issued in the UK later the same year. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23799
- Title
- THE WAGGONER AND OTHER POEMS
- Author
- BLUNDEN, Edmund:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing of the poet's first trade publ
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Sidgwick and Jackson. 1920
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...