About this title: This promising debut volume by Gluck, who later won American poetry's top honors, including the Pulitzer Prize, presents a number of personas speaking with ardor and wrath.
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Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. POETRY: 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches. 55 pages. Louise Gluck (b. 1943) was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. She received a Pulitzer Prize for THE WILD IRIS--a collection of 54 poems, Gluck has received many book awards and prizes. // Grey boards and deeper gray fabric spine. Tiny sunning at spine ends. Interior fine. / Dust Jacket has two very short tears--one at the top edge and one at the bottom edge. In mylar protective cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. Some soil spotting to rear board. Light rubbing at board corners. A few small bumps along top and bottom edges of boards. Pages clean & unmarked.; 53 pages. read more
Edition: First UK Edition
Binding: TRADE Paperback
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry, Middlesex, England
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780900977053ISBN:0900977051
Description: Very Good in Wraps. First (trade paper) edition of Gluck's first collection of poems, SIGNED by the poet, on title page. Book appears not to have been fully opened or read (no read crease). Minor shelf-wear, commensurate with 34 years, and bottom corner is just slightly bumped, with the tiny crimp traveling into the book for 20 or so pages. Very nice {and very scarce} copy of the signed trade paper UK edition of this first book of poems by a major American, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet. read more
Edition: Stated First Printing
Binding: TRADE Paperback
Publisher: New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Very Good in Stiff Wraps. First (trade paper) edition of Gluck's first collection of poems, SIGNED by the poet, on title page. Previous owners's name and address front free endpaper. Bottom corner of this stiff, cardboard cover has been neatly tape repaired. Minor soiling to covers. First book of poems by this major American, Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet. read more
Edition: First U.K. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Anvil Press, Northwood, Middlesex
Date Published: 1969
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author First UK edition of the poet's first book. Published one year after its US debut. A fine hardcover copy in very good priceclipped dustwrapper with some light foxing. SIGNED by the poet. This is number 15 of only 50 copies printed. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry, London
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780900977077ISBN:0900977078
Description: Very Good. First British paperback edition of author's first book. A very nice copy with yellowing to spine and edges and light rubbing. Pages crisp and spine tight. Scarce. read more
Edition: 2nd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1969
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Hard cover with light grey linen boards and navy blue lettering on spine. Dust jacket is lightly yellowed and has a small tear near top of spine on back. Text and plates clean and bright. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. read more
Edition: First British Edition
Binding: Wraps
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry, Middlesex
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good. Signed by Author First British Edition. Some wear and soiling to covers, small chip at base of spine, and wear along spine. Although only initialled by Gluck ("LG"), the initials are distinctly hers. Gluck went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and is the current Poet Laureate of the US. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Author's first book. 8vo, Dust jacket is price-clipped and has just a touch of wear at the top of the spine. Former owner's name & address in ink near the bottom edge of the verso of the half-title page. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1968
Description: Near Fine+ No Jacket. Signed by Author Grey cloth over boards with dark blue lettering on spine. An excellent copy--clean, bright and tight--with a small pale stain on back cover. Signed by Gluck on title-page. Author's first book. Gluck went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and is the current Poet Laureate of the US. read more
Edition: First English edition of the author's first book.
Binding: Cloth.
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry, [Northwood, Middlesex: ]
Date Published: 1969
Description: Fine in near fine jacket with light soiling. Octavo. read more
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