Heavenly City Earthly City
Duncan, Robert with Drawings by Mary Fabilli
Published by Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947
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Hardcover
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Hardbound octavo. 33 pp. First edition of Duncan's first published book. Cover and interior illustrations by Mary Fabilli. Light wear to edge of spine else a sound very good or better copy. Fragments of the original dustwrapper are present as well, but this should be considered a copy of the book only. Seller Inventory # 32636
Bibliographic Details
Title: Heavenly City Earthly City
Publisher: Bern Porter, Berkeley
Publication Date: 1947
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: poor
Edition: First edition.
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Heavenly City Earthly City. With Drawings by Mary Fabilli.
Published by
Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing, First Issue. A Very Good copy in white paper covered boards, lacking the dustwrapper. 33pp. Slight wear to spine-ends, slight toning to top of front board. Clean and unmarked. Duncan's first book. Q19656. Seller Inventory # Q19656
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Heavenly City, Earthly City.
Published by
Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Limited Edition. One of 350 copies bound in white paper covered boards, the regular issue. This lacks the green dustwrapper. A Good only copy with pattern toning, wear to lower points. Though uncalled for, this copy INSCRIBED on the free front endpaper "For the _______, Robert Duncan 1947" and a three line annotation has been inked out. 33pp. Printed on laid paper, fore-edge untrimmed. Q14251. Seller Inventory # Q14251
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Heavenly City, Earthly City
Published by
Bern Porter, Berkeley, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Fabilli, Mary (illustrator). First Edition. The First Edition of Duncan's first Book, this being one of 250 copies bound in white illustrated boards. Fraying at the head of the spine panel, tear at the bottom of the spine panel. Covers somewhat dust darkened, else a solid copy. No jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # 300592
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HEAVENLY CITY EARTHLY CITY
Published by
Bern Porter, Berkeley, CA, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First edition. First edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo. 33pp. Designed by Ben Kennedy and printed at The Gillick Press. With Drawings by Mary Fabilli. Author's first book. Fellow poet, Victor Di Suvero's copy with his signature of ffep. Di Suvero was once the editior of UC Berkeley's literary magazine, The Occident. Pictorial paper cover over boards is darkened at edges and spine. Rubbing to spine top and corners. In pictorial blue paper dust jacket that has several tears to top edge and corners; minor fading to spine and edges. Lovely production, clean interior. Seller Inventory # 10207
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Heavenly City Earthly City.
Published by
Berkeley: Bern Porter,, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
First edition. 33 pp. Near fine in printed paper-covered boards with a small stain and light tanning to spine. Lacks the fragile dust jacket. Poems with drawings by Mary Fabilli. Seller Inventory # 75257
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Heavenly City Earthly City
Published by
The Gillick Press, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Mary Fabilli (illustrator). 1st Edition. 33 pp. Includes illustrations. Seller Inventory # ABE.0008176
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HEAVENLY CITY, EARTHLY CITY
Published by
Bern Porter | printed at the Gillick Press, Berkeley, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA, Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+ binding. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [6], 33, [1] pp., frontis, illus. First edition. In publisher pictorial board with dust jacket. Light toning to the extremities; contents clean; jacket has tape reinforcement to verso at the head and tail of the spine--this tape has faintly toned the binding; spine of the jacket is bit toned and rubbed, particularly at the tail of the spine. First book by this important American poet and significant figure in the San Francisco poetry scene. Scarce, particularly in this condition and with the dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 8510
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Heavenly City Earthly City. First Edition, Dust Jacket. Author's First Book.
Published by
Gillick Press, Berkeley, 1947
Used
First Edition
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Mary Fabilli (illustrator). First Edition. First edition of Robert Duncan's first book. Illustrated by Mary Fabilli. Book is near fine with some wear to top of spine, minor offsetting to cover. Glue offsetting to gutters, as is usual. Dust jacket with minor wear to spine, chip from lower corner of front cover. An overall above average copy of this scarce book of poetry. Seller Inventory # 001935
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HEAVENLY CITY EARTHLY CITY [Inscribed]
Published by
Bern Porter, [Berkeley], 1947
Used
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First edition. First issue; one of 250 (of 350 total) in white boards (this regular issue also in blue boards which are regarded as second issue) with blue-green dustjacket. Poet's first book. Inscribed in full to Berkeley librarian and book dealer Al[l]an Covici on title page. Worn at head and crown and bottom tips, else Fine and bright. Dustjacket has moderate chipping on lower border, beginning to separate at spine folds, with several tape repairs on verso. Overall about very good, interior fine. Bertholf A1a. Seller Inventory # 65351
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Heavenly City, Earthly City
Published by
Bern Porter), (Berkeley, 1947
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Attractive, stamped name on the front pastedown and a touch of wear to the fragile papercovered boards else near fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with a couple of small chips on the thin spine. The uncommon first book by one of the most important poets of his era. Of a total edition of 350 copies this is one of 250 copies in white boards (the additional 100 were in green boards and were signed). Seller Inventory # 1194
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