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Published by Colgate University Press, 1964
Seller: Karen Wickliff - Books, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 224pp. Hardback, DJ has light rubbing at spine tips, in a black stiff slipcase, index, Collection of John Cowper Powys' poetry,
Published by Colgate University Press (Printed in England), 1964
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is the 1965 First American Edition of "John Cowper Powys, A Selection from his Poems", edited and with an Introduction by Kenneth Hopkins. The book was published by Colgate University Press from the sheets of the English edition. (Printed in England, published here). It is an attractive hardcover, and has a fine photo-portrait of the great author as frontispiece. ********************************* TITLE : John Cowper Powys, A Selection from his Poems / AUTHOR : John Cowper Powys (1872 - 1963) / EDITOR / INTRODUCTION : Kenneth Hopkins / IMPRINT : Colgate University Press / PLACE : Hamilton, New York / DATE : (1964) / EDITION : First American Edition / PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Trade hardcover, published for the trade; Contains a frontispiece (photographic portrait of Powys); has an Introduction; 224 pages; 5 3/8" x 8 1/2", bright green cloth covered boards - spine has title in gilt against a black panel; front board has Powys' signature in gilt facsimile. Pictorial dust-jacket printed in buff, green and black, features a silhouette portrait of Powys sitting in a chair. *********************************** CONDITION - NEAR FINE - A previously owned book which remains bright and attractive, with but modest wear, and the following noted : EXTERIOR Compression and fading to spine extremities; modest shelf rub to bottom edges of boards; softly bumped corner tips; text-block edges clean and unmarked. / BINDING Solid - tight / INTERIOR Clean ad unmarked throughout. No marks of ownership. / DUST-JACKET - VERY GOOD - Slight wear includes nicking and fray to spine panel extremities; mild edge wear - mild surface rub. Original price still on front flap. The whole is attractive under a protective archival mylar cover.
Published by Macdonald : London, 1964
Seller: West Port Books, Gorebridge, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. unclipped dw. slight wear to top and bottom of dw.
Published by Colgate University Press, Hamilton, NY, (1964) [1965], 1965
Seller: Heartwood Books, A.B.A.A., Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Book
Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. INSCRIBED by Hopkins to Professor Cecil Y. Lang, now seen as a prominent scholar and editor of Victorian authors. It is also INSCRIBED by Robert Blackmore of Colgate University noting that this is the first book published by Colgate University Press and thanking Lang for his encouragement. Hopkins and Lang met in 1965 when Lang taught at Syracuse. Very Good Plus, internally clean, solid hard cover first American printing using the English sheets in a Very Good complete dust jacket with some edge wear. Signed by the Editor.