The Writer's Experience
Language: English
Published by Published for the Library of Congress by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Washington, 1964
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used

Seller: Head to Tail Books, Westport, CT, U.S.A.Head to Tail Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 22.00
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Lectures given by Ralph Ellison and Karl Shapiro at the Library of Congress on January 6 and 27, 1964. First edition. Stapled in tan and brown printed wrappers. 9.25 x 6 inches; v, [1], 32, [2] pages. Light wear and dust-soiling to wrapper, but a clean interior. Very Good+. Cover title: The Writer's Experience: Lectures Presented Under the Auspices of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund. Contents: Hidden name and complex fate: a writer's experience in the U.S. / R. Ellison. -- American poet? / K. Shapiro.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Writer's Experience
- Author
- Ellison, Ralph, and Karl Shapiro
- Publisher
- Published for the Library of Congress by the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund, Washington
- Publication year
- 1964
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- 20th Century, Ephemera, People of Color
Head to Tail Books
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