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American Primitive
by Oliver, Mary
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1983. First edition. First edition, first printing, cloth issue. viii, 88 pp. Bound in publisher's dark bluish green cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in a bright unclipped dust jacket, slight rubbing along fore edge and trivial indentations to front panel from being used as a writing surface, else Fine. A rare hardcover copy of the American poet's Pulitzer-winning collection in excellent condition.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944683
- Title
- American Primitive
- Author
- Oliver, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Pulitzer Prize, 1st
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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...
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