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Wings of Friendship: Selected Letters, 1944-2003 [Inscribed to Sondra Lee]
by ROREM, Ned
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
N.p.: Shoemaker Hoard, 2005. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); white and blue paper-covered boards, with titling and author's initials stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xii,332,[6]pp. Inscribed by the author to Broadway star Sondra Lee on the half-title page: "To the only Sondra in the world - Ned (Rorem) '05." Spine slightly askew, light wear to spine ends, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $28.00), with modest shelfwear overall; Very Good+. Substantial volume of correspondence by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer. A warm association copy to a long-time friend and collaborator.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44319
- Title
- Wings of Friendship: Selected Letters, 1944-2003 [Inscribed to Sondra Lee]
- Author
- ROREM, Ned
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Shoemaker Hoard
- Place of Publication
- N.p.
- Date Published
- 2005
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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- 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....
- Gilt
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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