White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems
by Oliver, Mary
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994. 55pp. Light green boards, silver lettering on the spine. Stated First Edition, with Letter Line "A B C D E".Light toning to the upper exremity, othewise fine and unmarked. Unclipped green pictorial jacket with white red and yellow lettering, has superficial wear.. "In this much-awaited collection of forty poems - eighteen previously unpublished - she (Mary Oliver) writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the delight of writing, of the value of silence. Says James Dickey, "Mary Oliver works . . . a true spell, unlike any other poet's, the enchantment of the true maker.". First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo.
Synopsis
In her first collection since winning the National Book Award in 1993, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the delight of writing, of the value of silence. “[Her] poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring” (New York Times).
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032288
- Title
- White Pine: Poems and Prose Poems
- Author
- Oliver, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Poems Poetry Pulitzer Prize Nature
- Size
- Octavo
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The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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