Synopsis
Displaying Walcott's characteristic blend of soaring imagery and plain fact, this sequence of fifty poems explores such themes as the relationship of poetry to painting and the pull of sea, family, and friendship
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About the Author
Derek Walcott was born in St Lucia, in the West Indies, in 1930. The author of many plays and books of poetry, most recently White Egrets (2010), he was awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 1988, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992.
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MIDSUMMER [signed]
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Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, liv pages. In Fair plus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with white print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: "$12.50". Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and green paper to boards; slight wear to spine caps, fading to rear panel at top of cloth. Text block has light tanning to endpapers, spine break and page xlvii. Signed in pencil by the author on the front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. 1401204. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1401204
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Midsummer: Poems
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Light offsetting to prelims, else a very good hardback in a price clipped, slightly tanned jacket. Inscribed and signed by Walcott on the front free endpaper. Seller Inventory # 68262
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Midsummer: Poems (Inscribed First Edition, First Prnting)
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed First Edition, First Printing of this collection of poems by Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott. The inscription is on the front endpaper and reads "To J, DW: the One and Only." 59 pages. Has the embossed stamp of a previous owner (the person to whom the book is inscribed) on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 010430
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Midsummer
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Midsummer
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Inscribed by author, dated '86. First edition. DJ with original price intact; mild wear and age toning to jacket. Slight sunning to edges of cover. Pages clean save duststaining to top edge. Binding secure. Seller Inventory # mon0000126986
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket stated first edition. a73 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 107871