Gunn, Thom. Jack Straw's Castle. First edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1976. 13,5 cm x 22 cm. 78 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet Chuck Kruger. Contains among others the following The Bed; Diagrams; Iron Landscapes; The Corporal; Fever; The Night Piece; Last Days at Teddington; All Night, Legs Pointed East; The Geysers 1-4; Three Baby Song, Hitching into San Fransisco, Sparrow; The Plunge; Bringing to Light etc.
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Seller Inventory # SB11F-02108
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Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. British First. Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book. Seller Inventory # 019410
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001605748
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Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. 1976. paperback. Signed by the poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little age and shelf wear. Lightly toned pages, spotting on page edges, however text is crisp and clear and remains a nice reading copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KSG0030507
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Seller: M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Good. Previous owner's ink inscription. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. Seller Inventory # 291853
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Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Very Good. 1976. paperback. Signed by the poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice. Good clean copy. Covers showing a little age and shelf wear. Lightly toned pages, spotting on page edges, however text is crisp and clear and remains a nice reading copy. . . . . Seller Inventory # KSG0030507
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Seller: Book Express (NZ), Shannon, New Zealand
Paperback. Condition: Good. 78 pages. Text tanned . 13,5 cm x 22 cm. 78 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some m inor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss - american - irish poet C. Seller Inventory # 1888ab
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Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First edition - published as a paperback original [PBO]. There was a simultaneous hardback issue which was aimed mainly at public libraries. ***Very good in colour printed card wrappers, which are slightly rubbed at the extremities and corners. Light crease to back wrapper. Price on back wrapper blocked out in ink biro. Light mark to base of spine. Front cover bright. Spine tight with no reading creases. No fading. Rear cover slightly yellowed and rubbed (being a white background). Internally near fine with no inscriptions or annotations. Pages clean throughout. ***78 pages including acknowledgments. 216 mm x 136 mm. ***''Some of the poems in Jack Straw's Castle- Thom Gunn's first collection since Moly (1971) - are set in England where he was born and grew up, some in San Francisco where he now lives, some in New York and some in purely imaginary places.' (Quote taken from the back cover). ***A nice copy of the first edition - published as a paperback original [PBO]. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 2279x
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Seller: timkcbooks, Penzance, United Kingdom
First edition, first printing. From the library of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society with stamps to the endpapers and title page. Generally near fine paperback. Seller Inventory # 31544
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Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First UK Paperback Edition. First edition - published as a paperback original [PBO]. There was a simultaneous hardback issue which was aimed mainly at public libraries. ***Very good in colour printed card wrappers, which are slightly rubbed at the extremities and corners. Light crease to top corner of back cover. Front cover bright. Spine tight with no reading creases. No fading. Rear cover slightly yellowed and rubbed (being a white background). Internally near fine with a neat ownership inscription at the top of the front free endpaper. Pages clean throughout. ***78 pages including acknowledgments. 216 mm x 136 mm. ***''Some of the poems in Jack Straw's Castle- Thom Gunn's first collection since Moly (1971) - are set in England where he was born and grew up, some in San Francisco where he now lives, some in New York and some in purely imaginary places.' (Quote taken from the back cover). ***A nice copy of the first edition - published as a paperback original [PBO]. This copy has additional inserts loosely enclosed in the form of two Poetry Book Society leaflets - one with membership details and the other detailing the Selectors 1954-75, Recent Choices 1966-1975, Recent Recommendations 1965-1975, and Recent Poetry Supplements 1967-1975. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # PB314
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