An interconnected series of poems set in an imaginary town in the tropics called Perdido trace the intertwined connections between sex and death, and love and isolation
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Seller: North Country Books, Milton, VT, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Printing. Paperback as new unread, minor foxing to text block edges; else clean and unmarked. . Seller Inventory # 14134
Seller: Housing Works Online Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelfwear, bumped corners. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # DQ2-03458
Seller: Reed's Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition F/F. Seller Inventory # 4698
Seller: BOOK BUDDY, Thompsonville, MI, U.S.A.
HARDBACK W/DJ. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. BLACK GLOSSY DJ, WHITE LETTERING, CLEAN, TIGHT, 69 PAGES. Seller Inventory # 00059371
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bright, crisp, unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Tight binding, solid black boards with sharp corners, bright gilt lettering to spine strip, clean, unmarked pages throughout. Publisher's review material laid in. Stated 1st edition. Seller Inventory # 000931
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Printed complimentary slip from the author laid in. Although there is no indication in the book, this was from the library of poet Donald Justice. Seller Inventory # 602735
Seller: Mike Murray - Bookseller LLC, East Windsor, NJ, U.S.A.
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. This copy has been SIGNED by Chase Twichell, the wife of novelist Russell Banks, on the title page. Her meditative voice is richly colored, haunting, and disturbing. In its unity, intensity, and searchingness, Perdido represents a high-water mark in new American poetry. C.K. Williams dustjacket praise stating "Chase Twichell's work has a marvelous sense of risk about it; she has found new and cunning ways to move through the lyric.". Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 1911
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the poet on the title page. Seller Inventory # 437145
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1991. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Full black cloth, with gilt spine lettering. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Chase Twichell on the title page. Publisher's original price intact on jacket flap ($16.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Octavo, 68 pages. Chase Twichell (born 1950) is an American poet and publisher, author of several acclaimed poetry collections and recipient of awards including fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # Signed-Poetry-Rear-Twichell
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, San Diego, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0374230730