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The Terrible Threshold: Selected Poems 1940-1970
Stanley Kunitz
1974
Secker and Warburg : London
8.5" by 5.5"
93pp
SUMMARY
A pleasing first UK edition of Stanley Kunitzs collected poems.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first UK edition, first impression of this work.
With the publishers original unclipped dust wrapper.
A series of selected poems written between 1940-1979 by American poet and twice United States Poet Laureate, Stanley Kunitz.
The poems draw on the most active years of his writing life, including poems The Approach to Thebes, The Dragonfly and River Road, among others.
CONDITION
In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart, with sunning to the spine and marks to the wrap. With a couple water stains visible. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Only minor offsetting to the endpapers.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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