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  • LEAVING EVERYTHING MOST LOVED. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    LEAVING EVERYTHING MOST LOVED.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 10th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years between the two World Wars. SIGNED on the title page. 338 pp. ISBN: 9780062049605.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket ( remainder dot).

    Book ID: 67958
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  • MESSENGER OF TRUTH . by Winspear, Jacqueline
    Winspear, Jacqueline
    MESSENGER OF TRUTH .

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fourth in the prize-winning Maisie Dobbs mystery series, this one set in the bohemian art world of 1931 London. SIGNED on the title page. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-805078983.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 51201
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  • PARDONABLE LIES. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    PARDONABLE LIES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, Winner of the 2006 Macavity Award. SIGNED on the title page. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-78975.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 52174
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  • ELEGY FOR EDDIE. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    ELEGY FOR EDDIE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2012.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring Maisie Dobbs, investigator, set in London in 1933 in between the two world wars. "To the costermongers of London, Eddie Pettit is simply a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. When he is killed in a violent accident, the costers are sceptical about the cause of his death, and recruit Maisie Dobbs to investigate." SIGNED on the title page. 335 pp. ISBN: 9780062049575.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 56836
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  • PARDONABLE LIES. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    PARDONABLE LIES.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2006.). SIGNED - SIGNED on the title page. The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and the most recent title in the series was awarded the 2006 Macavity Award. 359 pp plus an author interview and discussion questions. ISBN: 0-312-426216.

    Condition: Very near fine.

    Book ID: 48567
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  • AMONG THE MAD. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    AMONG THE MAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 6th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years after the Great War. SIGNED on the title page. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-82166.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 49066
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  • AMONG THE MAD. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    AMONG THE MAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 6th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years after the Great War. SIGNED on the title page. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-82166.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 53433
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  • MAISIE DOBBS. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    MAISIE DOBBS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: SOHO Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. The first book in a captivating new series, set in 1929 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year-old housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. Winner of the Agatha and Barry award, Edgar Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more. 294 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3307.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 53450
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  • LESSON IN SECRETS. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    LESSON IN SECRETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (20011.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 9th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years between the two World Wars. SIGNED on the title page. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780061727672.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 53817
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  • LESSON IN SECRETS. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    LESSON IN SECRETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2011.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 9th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years between the two World Wars. SIGNED on the title page. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780061727672.

    Condition: Very good+ in a fine dust jacket (some crinkling to the bottom margin of a few pages).

    Book ID: 53941
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  • LESSON IN SECRETS. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    LESSON IN SECRETS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper Collins, (2011.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The 9th novel in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs series, set in England in the years between the two World Wars. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780061727672.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper corner slightly bumped.)

    Book ID: 54262
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  • PARDONABLE LIES. by Winspear, Jacqueline.
    Winspear, Jacqueline.
    PARDONABLE LIES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt - Picador, (2005.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this award winning series, set in early 1930's England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, is now working as a private investigator. The first book in this series was an Edgar Award and Agatha Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more, and this title was the winner of Macavity Award for best historical mystery. SIGNED on the title page. 342 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-78975.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 46914
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  • Winstead, Ashley.
    THE LAST HOUSEWIFE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark. (2022) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, a "pitch-black thriller about a woman determined to destroy a powerful cult and avenge the deaths of the women taken in by it, no matter the cost." 385 pp. ISBN: 978-1728229911.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 87975
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  • HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY. by Winston, Lolly.
    Winston, Lolly.
    HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Warner, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The marriage of a seemingly perfect couple begins to get complicated... California author's second novel, INSCRIBED on the title page "To --- Nice to meet you. With all best wishes" and dated in 2007. 296 pp. ISBN: 0-446-533068.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 54464
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  • HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY. by Winston, Lolly.
    Winston, Lolly.
    HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The marriage of a seemingly perfect couple begins to get complicated... California author's second novel, 296 pp. ISBN: 0-446-533068.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 44073
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  • HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY. by Winston, Lolly.
    Winston, Lolly.
    HAPPINESS SOLD SEPARATELY.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Warner, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The marriage of a seemingly perfect couple begins to get complicated... California author's second novel, SIGNED on the title page. 296 pp. ISBN: 0-446-533068.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 38335
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  • FROM WHERE I SIT: Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science. by Winston, Mark L.
    Winston, Mark L.
    FROM WHERE I SIT: Essays on Bees, Beekeeping, and Science.

    Edition: First printing.

    Ithica, NY: Cornell University Press, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Winston uses beekeeping as a starting point to discuss broader issues, such as how agriculture functions under increasingly complex social and environmental restraints, how scientists grapple with issues of accountability, and how people struggle to maintain contact with the natural world. Winston's reflections on bees, beekeeping, and science cover a period of tumultuous change in North America, a time when new parasites, reduced research funding, and changing economic conditions have disrupted the livelihoods of bee farmers." The difficulties facing beekeepers have only increased since this book was published, making it more timely than ever, and the problem of adulterated honey continues. Foreword by Eva Crane. x, 171 pp. ISBN: 0-8014-34777.

    Condition: Fine in dark green cloth with silver lettering on the spine, no dust jacket as issued (as new.)

    Book ID: 57437
    Keywords: Agriculture
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  • THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH. by Winter, Ariel S.
    Winter, Ariel S.
    THE TWENTY-YEAR DEATH.

    Edition: First printing.

    London & New York, Hard Case Crime Book/Titan Books, 2012. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A unique - and massive - book, with dust jacket praise from such diverse writers as John Banville, Stephen King and many others: "A first novel written in the form of three separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre. The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man's beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered American husband [Simenon]. A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studio's leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood…

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    London & New York, Hard Case Crime Book/Titan Books, 2012. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A unique - and massive - book, with dust jacket praise from such diverse writers as John Banville, Stephen King and many others: "A first novel written in the form of three separate crime novels, each set in a different decade and penned in the style of a different giant of the mystery genre. The body found in the gutter in France led the police inspector to the dead man's beautiful daughter - and to her hot-tempered American husband [Simenon]. A hardboiled private eye hired to keep a movie studio's leading lady happy uncovers the truth behind the brutal slaying of a Hollywood starlet [Chandler]. A desperate man pursuing his last chance at redemption finds himself with blood on his hands and the police on his trail [Jim Thompson]." SIGNED on the title page. 670 pp. ISBN: 978-0857685810.

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    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 83041
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  • JOYCE OF SECRET SQUADRON: A Captain Midnight Adventure. by Winterbotham, R. R.
    Winterbotham, R. R.
    JOYCE OF SECRET SQUADRON: A Captain Midnight Adventure.

    Edition: First edition.

    Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1942) dj. Hardcover first edition - World War II adventure novel for young adults, set on a hidden air force base in teh South Pacific. Authorized Edition, Based on the Famous Radio Series "Captain Midnight". Eighteen black and white illustrations by Erwin L. Darwin. 251 pp. Illustrated endpapers.

    Condition: Good in a good+ dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 74333
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  • UNDERGROUND AIRLINES. by Winters, Ben H.
    Winters, Ben H.
    UNDERGROUND AIRLINES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America…

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    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we want to admit, this was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and more and winner of the 2016 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 322 pp. ISBN: 978-0316261241.

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    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to edges of textblock)

    Book ID: 87446
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  • UNDERGROUND AIRLINES. by Winters, Ben H.
    Winters, Ben H.
    UNDERGROUND AIRLINES.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, A book which is a…

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    New York: Mulholland Books / Little Brown, (2016). SIGNED first edition - A thought-provoking novel by this award-winning writer that asks "What would present-day America look like if the Civil War never happened?" A young black manhas struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshall Service in exchange for his freedom. He's got plenty of work. In this alternate America, slavery continues in four states called 'the Hard Four.' On the trail of a runaway he arrives in Indianapolis and attempts to infiltrate the local cell of a abolitionist movement called the Underground Airlines. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication, A book which is a ground-breaking novel, an imaginative thriller, and a story of an America that is more like our own than we want to admit, this was named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, and more and winner of the 2016 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. 320 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance copy and especially so signed.

    Book ID: 87456
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  • Winters, Ben H,
    THE QUIET BOY.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2021) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which is a legal thriller (with two trials -one for malpractice, the other for murder), a medical mystery, and speculative fiction. One reviewer commented that this is a book you can't put down - an "expertly crafted a narrative that felt both thoughtful and intense, full of suspense but never rushed, and packed with characters that each had their own motivations, personality, and goals." 434 pp. ISBN: 978-0316505444.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89208
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  • VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT. by Winters, Kay; Barry Moser, illustrator
    Winters, Kay; Barry Moser, illustrator
    VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of poems which give readers a dynamic sense of everyday life in ancient Egypt. Each poem is in the voice of a particular worker, such as the scribe, the dancer, the herder and the embalmer. Illustrated by Barry Moser with full page watercolor paintings. SIGNED by both Kay Winters and Barry Moser on the title page. Historical note, bibliography. Large format. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-7922-75608.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 54288
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  • COLLECTED POEMS. by Winters, Yvor.
    Winters, Yvor.
    COLLECTED POEMS.

    Edition: Revised edition.

    Denver: The Swallow Press, Inc., (1960). Based on the 1952 edition, with some additional poems added. In his note, Winters states that will this is not a complete collection, it contains "everything which I wish to keep." Title page shows Routledge and Keegan Paul as publishers, cover has The Swallow Press. 146 pp.

    Condition: Good condition (extensive notes on one poem, a few other marks, some wear to the covers).

    Book ID: 54654
    Keywords: Poetry
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  • THE PROOF by Winters, Yvor
    Winters, Yvor
    THE PROOF

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Coward-McCann, 1930. dj. Hardcover first edition - Early collection of poetry by this very influential writer. The first volume in the "Songs of Today Series."

    Condition: Very good in a very good dustjacket (bookplate on pastedown, spine of dj sunned, light edgewear.)

    Book ID: 8694
    Keywords: Poetry
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  • JOURNEY AND OTHER POEMS by Winters, Yvor.
    Winters, Yvor.
    JOURNEY AND OTHER POEMS

    Edition: First printing in wrappers.

    Ithaca, NY: Dragon Press, 1931. First edition - A slim chapbook, one of 500 copies. Cover drawing by Alison Mason Kingsbury. A title in The Dragon Series edited by Angel Flores. 29 pp. plus a list of other titles in the series.

    Condition: Very near fine in stapled cream wrappers. Previous owner's name - that of poet Elizabeth Harrod - on first page.

    Book ID: 83408
    Keywords: chapbook, Poetry
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  • COLLECTED POEMS. by Winters, Yvor.
    Winters, Yvor.
    COLLECTED POEMS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Denver: Allan Swallow, Publisher, 1952. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes poems from 1920 to 1952. While not a complete collection of his poetry, Winters states in his note at the end that this includes all the ones which he wishes to keep. 143 pp.

    Condition: Very good tan cloth in very good dust jacket (gift inscription dated Christmas 1952 on front endpaper; severe offsetting on pp 10-11 in the table of contents from two sheets of paper with some of Winters' poems typed on them which were laid in, dj is price-clipped)

    Book ID: 74453
    Keywords: Poetry
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  • THE EARLY POEMS OF YVOR WINTERS, 1920 -28. by Winters, Yvor.
    Winters, Yvor.
    THE EARLY POEMS OF YVOR WINTERS, 1920 -28.

    Edition: First printing.

    Denver: Allan Swallow, Publisher, (1966) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes his first three books of poetry - The Immobile Wind, The Magpie's Shadow, and The Bare Hills - as well as some previously uncollected poems. As Winters explains in the introduction, this book was to provide an authorized edition of his early and 'experimental' work (his earlier "Collected Poems" focused on his later and more mature work.) 148 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in grey buckram cloth in a very good minus dust jacket (previous owner's name, that of poet Elizabeth Harrod, on front endpaper, overall edgewear to dj, small hole in center of dj spine)

    Book ID: 74454
    Keywords: Poetry
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  • THE POETRY OF YVOR WINTERS. by Winters, Yvor. Introduction by Donald Davie.
    Winters, Yvor. Introduction by Donald Davie.
    THE POETRY OF YVOR WINTERS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Chicago & Manchester: Swallow / Carcanet, (1978.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes all of the poems from the Early Poems and the Collected Poems, as well as many never previously collected and Winter's short story "The Brink of Darkness." Introductory essay by Donald Davie. Printed from the British sheets with Carcanet on the title page, Swallow Press on the spine and copyright page. Index of first lines. xii, 230 pp. ISBN: 0-804007993.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54650
    Keywords: Poetry
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  • THE POETRY OF YVOR WINTERS. by Winters, Yvor. Introduction by Donald Davie.
    Winters, Yvor. Introduction by Donald Davie.
    THE POETRY OF YVOR WINTERS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Chicago & Manchester: Swallow / Carcanet, (1978.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes all of the poems from the Early Poems and the Collected Poems, as well as many never previously collected and Winter's short story "The Brink of Darkness." Introductory essay by Donald Davie. Printed from the British sheets with Carcanet on the title page, Swallow Press on the spine and copyright page. Index of first lines. xii, 230 pp. ISBN: 0-804007993.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (sunning to the spine of the dj).

    Book ID: 86168
    Keywords: Poetry
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