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New and Selected Poems, Volume Two
by Oliver, Mary
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Beacon Press, 2005. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. xi, 178 pp. Tan cloth backstrip with brown paper covered boards, gilt spine lettering. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket, price-clipped, with typical sunning to spine panel. A late work by the Pulitzer and National Book Award winning poet.
Synopsis
Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. Her books include Why I Wake Early, Owls and Other Fantasies, House of Light, Dream Work, White Pine, West Wind, The Leaf and the Cloud, and What Do We Know , as well as four books of prose, including Blue Pastures, Rules for the Dance, and Winter Hours . She lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943963
- Title
- New and Selected Poems, Volume Two
- Author
- Oliver, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
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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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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