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The Shadow of the Swimmer. Poems. (Winston-Salem, North Carolina Author). (SIGNED)
by Eaton, Charles Edward
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Fine Editions Press, 1951. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. 88 pages. Hardcover with a pale green dust jacket. The jacket has some edge wear, and the jacket spine is toned. The book is sound with secure inner hinges. The text is a little musty but is unmarked. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf. "To Elizabeth Martin / With all good wishes / Charles Edward Eaton / Christmas, 1953." A handwritten notation at the bottom of this page in different handwriting reads, "C. E. Eaton, son of D. B. Eaton, brother of Clement Eaton, cousin of Flossie Martin." Charles Edward Eaton was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. in 1916, graduated from the University of North Carolina, and studied Philosophy at Princeton, University.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040661
- Title
- The Shadow of the Swimmer. Poems. (Winston-Salem, North Carolina Author). (SIGNED)
- Author
- Eaton, Charles Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- The Fine Editions Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1951; Charles Edward Eaton; Winston-Salem; North Carolina; Poet; Poetry; Poem; The South; Southern; Signed; Inscribed; Autographed.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books & Association Copies; North Carolina Literature; Poetry;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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